More Bigfoot footprints found near waterfall
Kampung Lukuts well-known Bigfoot hunter Kong Nam Choy said yesterday that he had seen a set of eight fresh giant footprints, which he believed were made by Bigfoot, in the vicinity of the Kota Tinggi...
View ArticleMalaysia seizes lizards, tortoises illegally bound for Thailand
Malaysian authorities have seized thousands of monitor lizards and turtles bound for illegal trade in neighboring Thailand, reports said.
View ArticleSoutheast Asia Plans Wildlife Crime-Busting Units
Special wildlife crime-busting units will form the core of Southeast Asia's first coordinated effort against the multi-billion-dollar illegal trade in animals and plants, officials said on Thursday.
View ArticleBaby Rhino Tracks in Malaysia Raise Hopes
Rangers sighted tracks of a baby Sumatran rhino in the heart of Borneo's jungles, raising hopes for the survival of a species pushed to the brink of extinction by poaching and habitat destruction,...
View ArticleTioman Proving To Be A Biological Goldmine
Tioman Island is the home to 14 new species, including 10 types of lizards, three varieties of snakes and a frog.
View ArticleNew Shrimp Farm Rules Aim to Save Asian Mangroves
Environmental regulation of shrimp farming operations across Asia takes a major step forward next month, when the U.N. food agency considers adoption of a set of tougher industry guidelines published...
View ArticleThe first Sumatran rhino born in captivity in more than 100 years is on his...
The first Sumatran rhino born in captivity in more than 100 years is on his way homeђ to Indonesia to help save the species from extinction, officials said Monday.
View ArticleOld computers find new life overseas
In her native Malaysia, Mary Tiong developed a reputation for selling leftover computer monitors for a large manufacturer behind the industry's best-known brands.
View ArticleMalaysia talks to aid rare turtle
Scientists meet in Malaysia to discuss how to save the critically endangered leatherback turtle.
View ArticleMalaysia hails dogs that fought piracy
Six months after sniffing their way to fame in Malaysia, Labrador crime dogs Lucky and Flo were awarded medals Monday for "outstanding service" in tracking down pirated discs.
View ArticleAl Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al)...
View ArticleSkies to be swept for alien life
The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life.
View ArticleRare leatherback turtles return to Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - The endangered leatherback turtle has made a surprise return to nest in Malaysia where they were feared to have been wiped out, but experts are worried the precious eggs will not...
View ArticleImprovements seen four years after the Indian Ocean tsunami
Four years since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake spawned massive walls of water that swept across the Indian Ocean, leaving more than 230,000 dead according to a United Nations estimate, improvements can be...
View ArticleHuge Population Of Endangered Asian Elephants Living In Malaysian Park
New data released by the Wildlife Conservation Society and Malaysia’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) reveals that a population of endangered Asian elephants living in a Malaysian park...
View ArticleBaby Orangutan Hospital Saves Lives, Steals Hearts
We were excited to see this news pop up on our radar this moment, and would like to share it with you - gentle reader - to send you off into a blissful weekend.
View ArticleAmazing moment: Orangutan caught rope thrown by humans, swam across flooded...
All mothers know there is no limit to what they will do to protect their children.
View ArticleIndonesia Creates the Savu Marine Park, Largest in Southeast Asia
Indonesia has opened Southeast Asia's largest marine park in the Savu Sea, a migration route for almost half the world's whale species and home to vast tracts of rare coral, the country's fisheries...
View ArticleIndonesia, Malaysia To Cooperate In Tackling Illegal Logging
Indonesia is ready to have talks with Malaysia on bilateral trade in timber amid increased allegations that the neigbouring state had been receiving Indonesian timber from illegal logging, Antara news...
View ArticleIndigenous community takes court ruling into own hands and seizes oil palm...
A community in Malaysian Borneo seized an oil palm plantation belonging to the IOI Group after the palm oil giant failed to respect the terms of a court ruling that the plantation was established on...
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