Tampines residents worry over missing neighbourhood chickens but town council assures just 4 were removed

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Derek Wong and Tee Zhuo Straits Times 4 Sep 18; SINGAPORE - The apparent disappearance of many wild neighbourhood chickens in Tampines ha...

6 wild animals sold illegally at Sungei Tengah farm seized by AVA

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Tee Zhuo and Jan Lee Straits Times 5 Sep 18; SINGAPORE - Six wild animals, including an endangered slow loris, were rescued from a farm i...

Farm features to be part of first HDB homes in new Tengah town

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The ‘Plantation’ district will provide about 10,000 homes in Tengah, which is being developed as a “Forest Town”. Fann Sim Channel NewsAsia...

Indonesia: Wildfires raze hectares of land in Sukabumi nature reserves

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The Jakarta Post 4 Sep 18; Wildfires engulfed hectares of land in the Cikepuh and Cibanteng nature reserves in Sukabumi, West Java, betwe...

Asia's rising appetite for meat, seafood will 'strain environment'

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Michael Taylor Thomson Reuters Foundation 4 Sep 18; KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Asia’s growing appetite for meat ...

Eight bird species are first confirmed avian extinctions this decade

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Most of the extinctions were caused by deforestation in South America, a new study of endangered birds shows Patrick Barkham The Guardian ...

Best of our wild blogs: 4 Sep 18

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Owlsome day out at Pasir Ris Park! Adventures with the Naked Hermit Crabs Where to recycle electronic waste? Little Green Men

AVA looking into allegations that 18 cats were removed from St John's Island

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Jan Lee Straits Times 3 Sep 18; SINGAPORE - The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) is looking into allegations that 18 community ca...

Not so green, NTU stores give out plastic bags freely despite initiative to cut down usage

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KENNETH CHENG Today Online 3 Sep 18; SINGAPORE — It was the first day of a campus-wide movement to hand out plastic bags only on request,...

Malaysia: Eli, the mutilated baby elephant, melt hearts at Kuala Gandah conservation centre

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NAZIRUL ROSELAN New Straits Times 3 Sep 18; TEMERLOH: A female elephant calf is getting all the attention it needs at the National Elepha...

Indonesia: Bromo national park probes cause of 65-hectare wildfire

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Aman Rochman The Jakarta Post 3 Sep 18; The management of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS) in East Java is investigating the ca...

Japan killed 50 whales in Antarctic protected area, data shows

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The disclosure of the cull, conducted under a legal loophole, comes as Japan seeks to further weaken a global ban on commercial hunts Damia...