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Asia

Langkawi
Voices

Protect This Place: The Langkawi Archipelago, an Ancient Jewel

This nature haven, an important area for marine mammals, is losing its luster as developments come at a price to the ecosystem and wildlife.
May 20, 2022
by
Sandra Teoh Zhi Yi and Saliza Bono
This nature haven, an important area for marine mammals, is losing its luster as developments come at a price to the ecosystem and wildlife.
greater hog badger
Voices

Species Spotlight: The Greater Hog Badger, Cornered by a Hunting-Driven Extinction Crisis

This fearless carnivore lives a secretive life and digs fantastic tunnels — but that can’t protect it from poachers and snares.
October 15, 2021
by
Muntasir Akash
This fearless carnivore lives a secretive life and digs fantastic tunnels — but that can’t protect it from poachers and snares.
Sunda clouded leopard
Voices

Species Spotlight: Sunda Clouded Leopard, the Ethereal and Declining ‘Tree Tiger’

Isolated on just two islands in southeast Asia, this little-known, forest-dependent wild cat persists in the region experiencing the world’s fastest deforestation.
September 17, 2021
by
Wai-Ming Wong
Isolated on just two islands in southeast Asia, this little-known, forest-dependent wild cat persists in the region experiencing the world’s fastest deforestation.
snow leopard
Voices

Species Spotlight: The Elusive Snow Leopard

Efforts to broaden local participation for the conservation of this rare cat are currently ongoing across its global range.
July 2, 2021
by
Ajay Bijoor
Efforts to broaden local participation for the conservation of this rare cat are currently ongoing across its global range.
large-antlered muntjac
Voices

Species Spotlight: The Large-Antlered Muntjac Faces a ‘Quiet Extinction’

This critically endangered, fanged deer species is losing out to the snaring crisis in Laos and Vietnam.
June 4, 2021
by
Minh Nguyen
This critically endangered, fanged deer species is losing out to the snaring crisis in Laos and Vietnam.
small-clawed otter
Voices

Species Spotlight: The Asian Small-Clawed Otter — A Victim of the Pet Trade

This vulnerable, fish-eating small carnivore still lives in stream-fed forests of northeastern Bangladesh and other countries. But it faces increasing threats.
April 7, 2021
by
Muntasir Akash
This vulnerable, fish-eating small carnivore still lives in stream-fed forests of northeastern Bangladesh and other countries. But it faces increasing threats.
rhino
Wildlife

Another Deadly Year for Rhinos

Video: Poachers slaughtered 1,028 South African rhinos for their horns in 2017.
February 1, 2018
by
John R. Platt and Dipika Kadaba
Video: Poachers slaughtered 1,028 South African rhinos for their horns in 2017.
giant panda
Voices

Don’t Believe the Hype: Giant Pandas Are Still Endangered

Panda habitats remain heavily fractured, while new research shows breeding centers expose the endangered animals to a hidden yet potentially deadly threat.
January 11, 2018
by
Aaron M. Ellison and Yi-ping Chen
Panda habitats remain heavily fractured, while new research shows breeding centers expose the endangered animals to a hidden yet potentially deadly threat.
thailand trash
Pollution & Toxins

Thai Activists Fight Trash Taboo

Beach cleanup efforts in Thailand illustrate the global problem of plastic pollution.
September 25, 2017
by
Erica Cirino
Beach cleanup efforts in Thailand illustrate the global problem of plastic pollution.
bonnet macaque
Extinction Countdown

Primate in Peril: India’s Vanishing Monkey

Populations of the once-common bonnet macaque have fallen 65 percent.
September 20, 2017
by
John R. Platt
Populations of the once-common bonnet macaque have fallen 65 percent.

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