San Diego Zoo’s new giant pandas make their public debut
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India’s cheetah reintroduction plan faces collapse after the death of its only wild-roaming cat
Pavan was one of the first cheetahs airlifted from Africa to India in 2022 as part of New Delhi’s initiative to reintroduce the apex predators to select grasslands in central India for conservation purposes.
Hunters, conservationists join forces to protect Taiwan's Formosan black bear
As the cage holding an endangered Formosan black bear swung open conservationists blasted gunshots and air horns to ensure the frightened young bear disappeared quickly into the mountains of central Taiwan, hopefully far from human contact.
Malaysia commended for U-turn on ‘orangutan diplomacy’, focus on conservation
“Malaysia can showcase her commitment to orangutan conservation by conserving any remaining natural forests that are habitats for orangutans, including those in the palm oil plantations,” WWF Malaysia said on Tuesday.
Malaysia swings away from shipping apes abroad in orangutan diplomacy rethink
Orangutans are critically endangered, according to the WWF, with habitat loss due to logging and agricultural expansion – particularly palm oil plantations.
Indian YouTuber arrested after peacock curry video, sparks outrage for cooking national bird
An Indian would-be social media star has been arrested and detained after outrage by his video of cooking and eating the country’s protected national bird, a peacock, police said.
Australian authorities euthanize 16-foot crocodile blamed for a fatal attack, the second in a month
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Authorities killed on Monday a large crocodile thought responsible for Australia’s second fatal attack in a month.