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The government must soon determine a target population size for the animals and shift into population management, lest the culling programme become an extermination plan.
As city customs marks international recognition of centre to train canines to sniff out likes of drugs and explosives, other services wait for animals.
Greater monitoring needed after poaching traps found in city countryside, posing a cruel threat to animals and people. Stiffer fines could work but only if offenders think they will be caught
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said that tourists should be wary of drinking kopi luwak as the beans are collected from civets held captive.
Ibrahim K. was sentenced to 18 months in jail for kicking to death a stray cat, but was released for good behaviour, sparking indignation among animal welfare groups.
CCTV footage showed the teen, 19, inserting his hand and arm into the vulvas of the horses on multiple instances during his visits to the stable in Thalang district.
Up to 5.5 billion wild animals are being farmed in terrible conditions and exploited for tourism, and for their fur, feathers, meat, or bile in the case of bears, according to a World Animal Protection report.
Entry to see the reptile, a mix of two critically endangered species, will be free of charge in effort to raise conservation awareness among public.
The cat was captured on security cameras entering the Nomura Plating factory, and could have climbed onto a sheet covering a tank of hexavalent chromium before falling in.
Poaching and illegal trade are a threat to red pandas, but other risks include habitat loss from deforestation and climate change.
With an annual average of up to 20,000 dog bite incidents in Bengaluru, officials see microchipping as key in controlling the canine population.
Team finds genetic mutation in Bace2 gene appears to cause unusual colour variation in China’s most beloved animal, and they say the research could ‘guide scientific breeding’ of the rare bears.
Kennels at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge’s Hong Kong Port inaugurated as a World Customs Organisation Regional Dog Training Centre.
The beloved panda in South Korea’s Everland amusement park will be moved to China’s Sichuan province in April after spending a month in quarantine.
Readers argue that tech is as much a positive as a negative disrupter, warn of TikTok algorithms shaping our taste, and insist the ‘mob wives’ trend won’t set back faux fur
A woman in Los Angeles with an unleashed dog was caught in a video hurling racially charged remarks during a verbal fight with her Asian neighbour.
Marine biologists are trying to determine why sperm whales have strayed into the shallow and congested waters of Osaka Bay, with three having died in consecutive years.
Videos showed the woman hitting the poodle multiple times while holding it down on a balcony.
Fans and birders are in mourning for the Manhattan celebrity, who became famous a year ago after a dramatic escape from Central Park Zoo.
The Indian court asked that the lions, named after a Hindu goddess and a Muslim emperor, be given different monikers after a right-wing Hindu organisation campaigned against interfaith relationships.
Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro Alentejano, had his title as ‘world’s oldest dog’ revoked after Guinness World Records said it found no evidence he had in fact lived for more than 31 years.
The giant marine mammals have specialised voice boxes that other animals don’t have, which could be the key to the long-time mystery.
India’s only elephant hospital and a nearby conservation and care centre provide sanctuary for 32 rescued animals, offering educational tours and volunteer holidays during which visitors can muck in.
Critics say the case is yet another example of hardline Hindu groups’ rising intolerance – and the fear that their actions and words inspire.
The move comes as Japan struggles with organ donor shortages, with just 3 per cent of those registered for a transplant receiving them.
Indian police say increasing amounts of the toxin have been seized at the Bangladesh border en route to China for use in traditional medicines – and as a rave drug – but venom experts aren’t so sure.
Demand for the rare breed of poultry has risen sharply, backed by a growing number of wealthy people in one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies.
Many South Koreans have denounced the accused, following eyewitness accounts that she had refused to help the victim and rejected a breathalyser test.