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9 September, 2024
Hong Kong’s panda cubs will meet the public on Sunday. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong’s pandas

Hong Kong launches naming contest for city’s 2 giant panda cubs

Contest launched day before ‘Elder Sister’ and ‘Younger Brother’ set to make their public debut at Ocean Park.

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Animals

Opinion | Asia must act to avoid eating pangolins out of existence

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Animals

Humpback whale swallows then spits out kayaker in Chile – and it’s captured on video

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Indonesia

With deforestation rising, is Indonesia missing the forest for the trees?

Indonesia lost more than 26,000 sq km of primary and secondary forests last year, according to a new NGO report.

An aerial photo taken in December shows visible deforestation for nickel mining in Indonesia’s Raja Ampat Islands. Photo: Auriga Nusantara
Hong Kong’s pandas

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park halts sale of luxury watch after alligator-strap outcry

Theme park apologises after launching HK$36,000 panda-themed luxury watch the previous day.

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Asia travel

YouTubers blamed for monkey attacks on tourists at Angkor temples

At Angkor Wat and other temple ruins nearby, macaque monkeys fed by YouTubers creating videos are stealing visitors’ food and injuring them.

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Italy

Trump’s son accused of killing protected duck while hunting in Italy

An environmentalist slammed Trump Jnr for killing a Ruddy Shelduck and violating EU and Italian wildlife laws.

The Ruddy Shelduck spends the winter in South Asia and migrates to southeastern Europe and Central Asia to breed. Photo: Xinhua
Business of climate change

Nature investments are the way to go to tackle climate change, fund manager says

London-based fund manager Climate Asset Management touts long-term investment benefits, as such investments are about to take off.

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Malaysia

Stripped for parts: Vietnamese poachers target last of Malaysia’s wild tigers

Poachers use commercial fishing fleets to smuggle what remains of Malaysia’s wild tiger population out of the country, a new report finds.

Malaysia

Trump’s aid freeze wrecks Malaysian group’s conservation efforts

Justice for Wildlife Malaysia, which protects the nation’s animals from trafficking, says it is now scrambling for new financing sources.

Two baby orangutans play in Kuala Lumpur. Justice for Wildlife Malaysia, which monitors wildlife court cases related to wildlife trafficking, is scrambling for new financing since the freeze on US foreign aid. Photo: Reuters
Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Letters | In the Year of the Snake, don’t harm reptiles

Readers discuss the suffering of snakes in captivity, animal welfare legislation in Hong Kong, and teenagers in Kwun Tong.

A snake slithers down a visitor’s back in an animal cafe in Shanghai in 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE
Tourism

Is getting back to nature in a tent really all that eco-friendly?

The rise of ‘glamping’ offers some a romantic way of sleeping under the stars in the great outdoors – but the environment could be suffering as a result.

Tourism

The thrill of tracking rhinos in Zimbabwe’s oldest national park

Travellers to Matobo National Park in southern Africa can get close to rhinos and enjoy beautiful views from a Unesco World Heritage site.

United States

Animal rescuers care for LA fire evacuees – dogs, donkeys, horses

Volunteers are scrambling to find food, water and shelter while providing treatment for the displaced animals.

Jodi Lakatos unloads the last of her 15 horses at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center after evacuating Altadena as large animals are evacuated from several wildfires, in Burbank, California. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong environmental issues

Number of marine animal strandings in Hong Kong in January at 20-year high

Carcasses of six finless porpoises have washed up on Hong Kong’s shores so far this month.

Experts have said the advanced decomposition of the marine life found has prevented them from determining the exact cause of the trend. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong scientists turn kombucha ingredient into plastic substitute

Team’s waterproof, oilproof polymer can be used as a biodegradable packaging material for food and drinks.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong to end pilot plastic recycling scheme as Green@Community expands

‘Centralised Waste Plastics Collection’ pilot programme will end on January 19 as recycling habits in the city have matured, official says.

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Asia travel

A Bengaluru train ride back in time

A journey into the colonial past visits four restored railway stations on the Bengaluru-Kolar line.

Avatihalli is one of four stations on the Bengaluru-Kolar line restored in collaboration with South Western Railway and with the help of local communities and businesses. Photo: Anita Rao Kashi
Christmas

Don’t eat your Christmas tree, Belgians warned, after city posts food tips

The Ghent website had suggestions on how to recycle the conifers at the dinner table, such as by making flavoured butter with the needles.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong must wake up to the beauty and potential of its waters

Well planned development of marine recreation can improve residents’ quality of life, promote sustainability and boost tourism.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong authorities appeal court ruling on golf course flats

Court this month overturned approval for 12,000 public housing flats on golf course.

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The government is planning to build 12,000 public housing flats on part of the Fanling golf course. Photo: Dickson Lee
Climate change

Opinion | After a mixed bag for climate action in 2024, businesses must take the lead

As more governments lurch to the right, firms are feeling a backlash against social and climate action. But the stakes are too high for inaction.

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A session to discuss sustainable development and energy transition on the sidelines of the G20 summit on November 19 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: G20/dpa
Hong Kong environmental issues

Exclusive | Rapid test to give Hong Kong officials new weapon to fight shark fin trade

PCR-based method to allow law enforcement to identify shark species in hours as opposed to previous DNA tests that took days, UN official and local authorities say.

Hong Kong’s pandas

Hong Kong public may get to see panda cubs in February, Ocean Park boss says

Ocean Park chairman Paulo Pong says he hopes the twins can be introduced to everyone after Lunar New Year.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong dinosaur fossil show opens on Friday, chance to see experts at work

Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre will host HK$3 million exhibition where experts will be working on 30 rocks that contain dinosaur fossils.

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An earlier exhibition showcasing a dinosaur fossil found in Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee
Japan

Anti-whaling activist’s release sparks calls in Japan to shun Danish products

Founder of Sea Shepherd environmental group is accused by Tokyo of throwing a stink bomb onto a Japanese whaling ship in 2010.

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Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson walks after being released from prison in Nuuk, Greenland, on December 17. Photo: AFP
Denmark

‘He is free’: Denmark will not extradite anti-whaling activist Watson to Japan

Watson, accused of causing damage to a Japanese whaling ship and injuring a whaler in 2010, was released from detention in Greenland.

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Indonesia

Bali Zoo mourns death of ‘friendly’ elephant swept away by river current

Molly was in the river during a routine exercise when the current suddenly increased due to heavy rain upstream.

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