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'I would rather be shot than die in a hospital bed': wildlife conservationist

'I would rather be shot than die in a hospital bed': wildlife conservationist

After surviving cancer at 23, Nguyen Thi Thu Trang infiltrated transcontinental ivory and rhino horn trafficking gangs as part of undercover investigations.
Tourist wakes to find cobra slithering across their neck in Thailand hotel

Tourist wakes to find cobra slithering across their neck in Thailand hotel

Two men arrested for buying 400 kg of tigers to make bone glue for sale

Two men arrested for buying 400 kg of tigers to make bone glue for sale

Lion cub wakes you up every morning for $88! Chinese hotel sparks outrage for new service

Lion cub wakes you up every morning for $88! Chinese hotel sparks outrage for new service

A hotel in eastern China has drawn widespread attention on social media after offering a special morning-call service that allows guests to play with a lion cub in their room.
November 19, 2025 | 03:02 pm PT
When will we count the last wild animal?

When will we count the last wild animal?

After a rhino carcass was discovered in Nam Cat Tien, I met village elder Dieu K'Giang (possibly the first person to see rhinos in Nam Cat Tien), hoping to hear it was not the last of them.
October 6, 2025 | 02:58 pm PT
Lions maul zookeeper to death at Bangkok safari

Lions maul zookeeper to death at Bangkok safari

A zookeeper was killed in a lion attack in Thailand, officials said on Wednesday, raising questions over safety and the legitimacy of the safari park's lion ownership.
September 10, 2025 | 07:56 pm PT
France's frog legs: the dark side of a culinary tradition

France's frog legs: the dark side of a culinary tradition

France consumes 4,000 tonnes of frog legs yearly, but this dish is raising environmental alarms in exporting countries like Indonesia and Vietnam over biodiversity loss.
July 12, 2025 | 09:00 pm PT
Wildlife populations plunge 73% since 1970: WWF

Wildlife populations plunge 73% since 1970: WWF

Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted over 70% in the last half-century, according to the latest edition of a landmark assessment by WWF published on Thursday.
October 9, 2024 | 09:54 pm PT
Rare yellow-cheeked gibbon found in Da Nang

Rare yellow-cheeked gibbon found in Da Nang

A rare yellow-cheeked gibbon was discovered for the first time in a neighborhood of Hoa Bac Commune, Hoa Vang District, Da Nang.
February 8, 2023 | 11:10 pm PT
2m python found in motorbike trunk

2m python found in motorbike trunk

A HCMC man who was shocked to find a snake in his motorbike trunk managed to capture it and hand it over to forest rangers.
November 16, 2022 | 05:58 pm PT
New funding to end elephant rides at Vietnam tourism sites

New funding to end elephant rides at Vietnam tourism sites

Dak Lak Province, home to Vietnam's largest elephant population, will aid tourism sites in ending elephant rides by 2026.
November 14, 2022 | 12:26 am PT
Tiger seizures up in parts of Asia despite conservation efforts: report

Tiger seizures up in parts of Asia despite conservation efforts: report

Wildlife authorities in Vietnam and some other Asian countries are seeing an increase in seizures of tigers and tiger parts despite efforts by conservationists to protect the endangered animal.
November 1, 2022 | 08:54 pm PT
HCMC pagoda releases critically endangered tortoises

HCMC pagoda releases critically endangered tortoises

A HCMC pagoda has handed over 62 turtles and tortoises, including critically endangered ones, to forest rangers after they were left there by Buddhism followers as part of life release rituals.
October 9, 2022 | 08:44 pm PT
Giant endangered sea turtle rescued, released into wild

Giant endangered sea turtle rescued, released into wild

An endangered green sea turtle that had beached in the central Quang Tri Province has been released back into the ocean.
October 9, 2022 | 07:00 pm PT
Critically endangered tortoises at HCMC pagoda to return to nature

Critically endangered tortoises at HCMC pagoda to return to nature

Eleven endangered elongated tortoises, along with other rare turtle species kept at a pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1, will be released back into the wild.
October 5, 2022 | 10:43 pm PT
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