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Five promising stories for Global Tiger Day

Mongabay.com 28 Jul 2017

Indonesia sues Thai energy giant PTT for $2B over 2009 oil spill

Fidelis E. Satriastanti 11 Jul 2017

Great apes in Asian circus-style shows on rise — so is trafficking

Millie Kerr 12 Apr 2017

World’s second breeding population of Indochinese tigers discovered in Thailand’s forests

Demelza Stokes 28 Mar 2017

As Thailand ramps up its palm oil sector, peat forests feel the pressure

Demelza Stokes 24 Mar 2017

Thap Lan: Thailand’s unsung forest gem under threat, but still abrim with life

Demelza Stokes 31 Jan 2017

Pileated gibbons poached as bushmeat to feed illegal rosewood loggers

Demelza Stokes 17 Jan 2017

Smuggled to death: how loopholes and lax enforcement have sealed the fate of Siamese rosewood

Demelza Stokes 5 Jan 2017

No let-up in Thailand’s relentless, violent Siamese rosewood poaching

Demelza Stokes 4 Jan 2017

Rainbow-headed snake, rare wild banana among 163 new species discovered in Greater Mekong region: WWF

Shreya Dasgupta 19 Dec 2016

Vanishing point: Bumblebee bat is world’s smallest; it’s also at risk

Jeremy Hance 13 Dec 2016
Orangutans Pongo spp. held at a Thai government-run rescue centre prior to repatriation to Indonesia. Photo credit: Claire Beastall/TRAFFIC.

Thailand failing to stop illegal trade in apes due to inadequate legislation

Shreya Dasgupta 1 Dec 2016

A dam shame: the plight of the Mekong giant catfish

Claire Asher 30 Nov 2016

Damming the Salween: what next for Southeast Asia’s last great free-flowing river?

Demelza Stokes 23 Nov 2016

Vietnam sweats bullets as China and Laos dam the Mekong

David E. Brown 6 Oct 2016

Black, white and unique: the Malayan tapir struggles for recognition

Kate Mayberry 7 Sep 2016

Indochinese leopard has disappeared from 94% of its historical range

Shreya Dasgupta 10 Aug 2016

Study uncovers illegal bird trade in Thailand’s weekend market

Shreya Dasgupta 2 Aug 2016

Grim reality behind tiger selfie tourism: speed breeding, cruelty

Shreya Dasgupta 29 Jul 2016

More remains seized, deeper issues revealed at Thailand ‘Tiger Temple’

Apoorva Joshi 2 Jun 2016

Controversial tiger temple in Thailand gets zoo license

Shreya Dasgupta 27 Apr 2016

What’s being done to secure justice for SE Asia’s seafood slaves?

Cory Rogers 23 Mar 2016

End of the line for foreign-made fishing boats in Indonesia?

Cory Rogers 14 Mar 2016

Forest restoration: from Stone Age to drone age

Giovanni Ortolani 9 Mar 2016

Hunt for rare fragrance is pushing one of world’s most expensive trees towards extinction: Al Jazeera documentary

Shreya Dasgupta 9 Mar 2016

Thailand’s efforts to protect wild tigers starting to pay off, but recovery slower than expected

Mike Gaworecki 26 Feb 2016

Facebook posts lead to arrest of two suspected tortoise thieves

Shreya Dasgupta 5 Jan 2016

Camera trap pictures help nab tiger poacher

Shreya Dasgupta 23 Nov 2015
Manta Ray off Sipadan Island in the Coral Triangle. Photo by Greg Asner of DivePhoto.org

Not all escaped fishing slaves want to go home

Cory Rogers 6 Nov 2015
Members of the local community help extinguish the fire of burning peatland in Kapuas district, Central Kalimantan province on Borneo island, Indonesia.

Privatized gain, socialized pain; Singapore foreign minister turns up heat on haze

Mongabay Haze Beat 4 Nov 2015

Indonesia breathes easier for now as haze recedes and rain falls

Mongabay Haze Beat 3 Nov 2015

Police investigate new hotspot at govt office in Palangkaraya as ‘important’ documents go up in smoke

Mongabay Haze Beat 2 Nov 2015

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