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NIAGARA FALLS: The remaining 30 captive belugas at Canada’s Marineland have nothing to do but wait.

Sunday 30 November 2025 02:00 PM

Rhino horn sales, shark protection on wildlife talks agenda

SAMARKAND: Global wildlife talks opened yeterday (Nov 24), with votes expected on increased shark protection, a bid to allow limited rhino horn sales and a push to restrict the trade in eels.

Tuesday 25 November 2025 10:26 AM

Woman arrested for slow loris in Karon

PHUKET: Karon Police have confirmed that a repeat wildlife crime offender has been arrested in Karon after being caught offering a slow loris to tourists for paid photographs ‒ less than a month after officials conducted a similar raid at the same market.

Friday 7 November 2025 11:33 AM

Police hunt tout after slow loris rescued at Kata Noi

PHUKET: A slow loris used for tourist photo opportunities has been rescued at Kata Noi Beach after being found abandoned on the sand in a bag.

Tuesday 14 October 2025 12:58 PM

Pet lion mauls 2 villagers including 11-year-old boy

KANCHANABURI: A man and a boy were wounded when they were attacked by a pet lion which escaped from its house in Bo Phloi district on Saturday (Oct 4).

Tuesday 7 October 2025 11:00 AM

Sea turtle carcass found on Nai Harn Beach

PHUKET: The carcass of a sea turtle that washed ashore on Nai Harn Beach yesterday (Sept 26) has been handed over to local marine life experts in the hope of determining the cause of death.

Saturday 27 September 2025 10:30 AM

Sea turtle rescued at Leypang, after turtle tangled in fishing debris dies

PHUKET: Marine officers and rescue workers rushed to save a large sea turtle found with a fishhook lodged in its mouth on Leypang Beach yesterday (Sept 24), as officials confirmed the death of another turtle that had been discovered entangled in a discarded fishing net on Mai Khao Beach last Friday.

Thursday 25 September 2025 10:11 AM

Brazil’s Amazon lost area the size of Spain in 40 years: study

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has shrunk by an area as big as Spain over four decades and is nearing a dangerous tipping point, according to monitoring data released on Sept 15.

Sunday 21 September 2025 03:00 PM

More whales, dolphins to get protected status

PHUKET: Whales and dolphins spotted in local waters will now be fully protected after the Cabinet approved adding three marine mammals to Thailand’s protected wildlife list.

Saturday 6 September 2025 09:00 AM

Thai guard bitten by king cobra in Kamala

PHUKET: A Thai security guard in Kamala was bitten in the hand by a king cobra this afternoon (Aug 20) after managing to catch and bag the venomous snake.

Wednesday 20 August 2025 05:32 PM

4.5-metre python rescued from Chalong garden

PHUKET: A 4.5-metre reticulated python was safely captured from a garden in Chalong last night (Aug 16), after residents discovered the giant snake hiding beneath a pallet.

Sunday 17 August 2025 12:26 PM

Decision time as plastic pollution treaty talks begin

GENEVA: Countries were to start the clock today (Aug 5) on 10 days of talks aimed at hammering out a landmark global treaty on combating the scourge of plastic pollution.

Tuesday 5 August 2025 10:08 AM

‘Absolute madness’: Thailand’s pet lion problem

CHIANG MAI: Behind a car repair business on a nondescript Thai street are the cherished pets of a rising TikTok animal influencer: two lions and a 200-kilogramme lion-tiger hybrid called “Big George.”

Wednesday 30 July 2025 11:30 AM

Breeding of water monitor lizards now permitted in Thailand

BANGKOK: The Asian water monitor can now be bred in captivity for commercial purposes, according to a new declaration in the Royal Gazette.

Saturday 5 July 2025 11:30 AM

Snakes on a plane from Thailand to India, again

NEW DELHI: Indian customs officers in Mumbai said they have stopped a plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a wriggling cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure in June.

Wednesday 2 July 2025 11:00 AM

Turtles released at Mai Khao ahead of World Sea Turtle Day

PHUKET: A major conservation event was held at Sirinat National Park on Phuket’s Mai Khao Beach on Saturday (June 14), with dozens of sea turtles released back into the Andaman Sea as part of a Big Cleaning Day activity led by senior judiciary officials, conservationists and community members.

Monday 16 June 2025 09:47 AM

Two sea turtles rescued, marine experts investigate dolphin death

PHUKET: Marine biologists in Phuket have rescued two sea turtles entangled in marine debris and are investigating the cause of death of a dolphin found washed ashore at Kamala earlier this week.

Friday 6 June 2025 01:46 PM

Phuket’s Tiger Kingdom debunks tourist mauled, denies wildlife abuse

PHUKET: The operators of Phuket’s Tiger Kingdom tourist attraction, located in Kathu, have refuted reports that an Indian tourist was mauled at their venue, and have denied accusations of animal cruelty.

Tuesday 3 June 2025 11:00 AM

New dugong duo spotted near Krabi

KRABI: Park officials have reported the sighting of two new dugongs and a group of green turtles near Ao Nam Mao in Muang district of Krabi, suggesting improving marine biodiversity.

Saturday 31 May 2025 02:00 PM

Endangered Malayan tiger spotted again in southern Thailand