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Pandemic lull sees Hanoi Zoo baying for business

Pandemic lull sees Hanoi Zoo baying for business

Hanoi Zoo, which reopened on May 4 following Vietnam’s social distancing ease, has yet to lure its usual crowds.
Central Highlands elephants on the brink of extinction

Central Highlands elephants on the brink of extinction

Elephants in Vietnam's Central Highlands, mainly in Dak Lak Province, are in urgent need of protection to escape extinction.
April 06, 2020 | 10:40 am GMT+7
$11 mln project to disrupt wildlife supply chain in Greater Mekong region

$11 mln project to disrupt wildlife supply chain in Greater Mekong region

The EU on Monday launched a €10 million ($11.14 million) project for strengthening government actions to combat wildlife trade in the Greater Mekong, Malaysia and China.
July 30, 2019 | 08:31 pm GMT+7
Fad for 'lucky' tail hair threatens Vietnam elephants

Fad for 'lucky' tail hair threatens Vietnam elephants

A fondness for wearing rings and bracelets embedded with elephant hairs is putting a strain on the few surviving elephants in Vietnam.
September 27, 2018 | 01:00 pm GMT+7
Elephant race and flying man bring down the curtain on India’s 'Rural Olympics'

Elephant race and flying man bring down the curtain on India’s 'Rural Olympics'

A grand elephant race and a man flying in a power glider over thousands of spectators ended the annual rural sports spectacle in India on Sunday.
February 05, 2018 | 11:35 am GMT+7
Say NO to illegal wildlife products!

Say NO to illegal wildlife products!

The illegal wildlife trade is an urgent problem. A more urgent problem than most of us realize.
September 07, 2017 | 10:01 am GMT+7
Why the Vietnamese have an appetite for ivory and rhino horn

Why the Vietnamese have an appetite for ivory and rhino horn

The rarer it is, the more valuable people believe it to be, leaving little hope for the country's remaining giants. 
July 27, 2017 | 02:46 pm GMT+7
Thailand leads the pack for Asia's abused tourist elephants

Thailand leads the pack for Asia's abused tourist elephants

Of the 2,923 elephants WAP documented working within Asia's tourism trade, 2,198 were found in Thailand alone.
July 06, 2017 | 02:38 pm GMT+7
Skin cure fad driving Myanmar elephant poaching surge: WWF

Skin cure fad driving Myanmar elephant poaching surge: WWF

'If the current trend continues then you're going to lose the wild elephant population in the next 1-2 years.'
June 05, 2017 | 04:57 pm GMT+7
Elephants are insomniacs, sleeping just 2 hours a night

Elephants are insomniacs, sleeping just 2 hours a night

Elephants sleep standing or lying down, influenced by temperature and humidity rather than sunrise or sunset.
March 02, 2017 | 09:24 am GMT+7
The skin cure fad threatening Myanmar's elephants

The skin cure fad threatening Myanmar's elephants

'Elephant's skin can cure skin diseases like eczema.'
January 22, 2017 | 09:57 am GMT+7
Survival of the unfittest: Vietnam's disappearing elephants

Survival of the unfittest: Vietnam's disappearing elephants

There are currently fewer than 100 elephants left in the wild and just 80 or so in captivity.
December 21, 2016 | 04:06 pm GMT+7
Baby elephant tries to 'wake up' dying mother

Baby elephant tries to 'wake up' dying mother

Video reportedly shows a young and distressed elephant calf in India's northeastern Assam state standing at its mothers side after the two fell into a construction ditch, leaving her unconscious and possibly dead.
November 26, 2016 | 11:56 am GMT+7
Elephant with 'saber-tooth' tusks found in Malaysia

Elephant with 'saber-tooth' tusks found in Malaysia

"The tusks resemble the prehistoric saber-tooth tiger, but of course, they are not related."
August 15, 2016 | 10:52 am GMT+7
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