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In September, Moo Deng went viral, becoming famous for her playful, no-holds-barred attitude.

Has the Moo Deng craze helped wild pygmy hippos at all? (analysis)

Jeremy Hance 3 Feb 2025
An entangled fish

Underwater citizen science reveals the specter of ghost fishing in Thailand

Carolyn Cowan 30 Jan 2025
Banner image of the spoon-billed sandpaper dubbed K9, courtesy of Dongming Li.

World’s tiniest transmitter finds nesting area of rarest migratory shorebird

Kristine Sabillo 24 Jan 2025

Five-month-old male gorilla, victim of illegal wildlife trade, seized in Istanbul

Spoorthy Raman 22 Jan 2025
Thai activists

Thai farmers demand action to restore ecosystems, compensate for invasive fish

Carolyn Cowan 16 Jan 2025

Southeast Asia in review: 2024

Carolyn Cowan, Gerald Flynn 30 Dec 2024
Hylomys macarong, a smooth hedgehog

Greater Mekong serves up 234 new species in a year, from fanged hedgehog to diva viper

Carolyn Cowan 16 Dec 2024
Protesters in Thailand

Thai citizens protest plans for Mekong dam amid transboundary concerns

Carolyn Cowan 10 Dec 2024
Fisherman Komsan Witan carefully removes a blue swimming crab from his fishing net.

As Thailand’s blue swimming crabs decline, crab banks offer a sustainable solution

Ana Norman Bermúdez 5 Dec 2024

Wristbands reveal nearly everyone is exposed to chemicals from plastic

Bobby Bascomb 27 Nov 2024
Banner image: JBIC-funded Ilijan LNG Terminal in the Philippines’ Verde Island Passage. Image courtesy of CEED.

Japan’s LNG financing abroad harms biodiversity, human rights: Report

Kristine Sabillo 18 Oct 2024
Mangroves in Thailand

Thailand’s budding mangrove restoration plans spark both hope and concern

Carolyn Cowan 17 Oct 2024
Flooding in Thailand

Record-breaking floods in northern Thailand intensify scrutiny of Mekong dam project

Carolyn Cowan 24 Sep 2024
Benjakitti Forest Park

Bangkok turns to urban forests to beat worsening floods

Claire Turrell 10 Sep 2024
Wreathed hornbill at nest

Successful Thai community-based hornbill conservation faces uncertain future

Carolyn Cowan 10 Sep 2024

From selfies to treetops: Thai NGOs rescue and release captive gibbons

Ana Norman Bermúdez 9 Aug 2024
Agroforestry products Thailand

Agroforestry offers Thai rubber farmers a pathway to profit and sustainability

Carolyn Cowan 31 Jul 2024
A shark in mangrove shallows. Image by Anita Kainrath/Ocean Image Bank.

Shark fin consumption wanes in Thailand, yet demand persists, report shows

Carolyn Cowan 29 Jul 2024
Thap Lan patrol

Thai plan to redraw boundaries of tiger reserve sparks concern and criticism

Carolyn Cowan 22 Jul 2024
King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) are one of several species of roadkill snakes examined for microplastic in this study. They are listed as vulnerable on the endangered species list. Credit: Image by Dr. Anand Titus and Geeta N Pereira via Wikimedia Commons (CC license)

Scientists in Thailand collect roadkill to learn about microplastics

Bobby Bascomb 20 Jul 2024
Male tiger camera trap image

Thai tiger numbers swell as prey populations stabilize in western forests

Carolyn Cowan 17 Jul 2024
Common brown lemur

Madagascar lemurs, tortoises seized in Thai bust reveal reach of wildlife trafficking

Carolyn Cowan 28 Jun 2024
Beekeeping in Thailand

Beekeeping helps villagers tend coastal forests in Thai mangrove hotspot

Carolyn Cowan 18 Jun 2024

Beekeeping for Mangrove Conservation in Thailand

Carolyn Cowan 18 Jun 2024
Fish catch, Thailand

Thai plan to relax fishing law stokes fear of return to illegal catches, worker abuse

Carolyn Cowan 31 May 2024

Mysterious, at risk, understudied flat-headed cat lacks conservation focus

Sean Mowbray 29 May 2024
Farming in Myanmar

Will the Mekong and Salween pay the price of China’s energy transition?

Carolyn Cowan 22 May 2024
Xayaburi Dam

Banks backing Mekong hydropower failing on due diligence, report reveals

Carolyn Cowan 20 May 2024
Irrawaddy dolphins come up for air

Irrawaddy dolphin death in Thailand’s Songkhla Lake underscores conservation needs

Carolyn Cowan 19 Mar 2024
A manta ray.

E-Sak Ka Ou Declaration underscores Indigenous rights as a conservation solution (commentary)

Minh Tran 14 Mar 2024
Mekong River

Hydropower in doubt as climate impacts Mekong Basin water availability

Carolyn Cowan 21 Feb 2024
Hammerhead shark

DNA probe uncovers threatened shark species in Thailand’s markets

Carolyn Cowan 30 Jan 2024

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