Trading Places?
In 2022 we partnered with Nature Conservation Foundation to support a study into the effects of climate change on snow leopards. Leopards, a species usually found at lower elevations, are now…
Share
Asia
38 posts
Forest School
Orphaned orangutans rescued by the Orangutan Foundation in Indonesian Borneo are often too young to be released to the wild on their own. A soft-release programme – a forest school…
Share
Sun Shines on Sun Bear Betung
Betung was rescued by the Sabah Wildlife Department in August 2020. She was a victim of the exotic pet trade. She had been taken as a tiny cub and kept in…
Share
Counting (Blue) Sheep
The availability of wild prey is the most important factor when determining if a region is suitable for snow leopards. However, there are multiple factors influencing the delicate relationship between predator and prey, …
Share
Moon Bear Conservation: A New Dawn
Dawn was recued by Animals Asia in April 2023. She was one of five moon bears who had been held captive on a bear bile farm near Hanoi for 20…
Share
Sumatran Rhinos: Special 27kg delivery in Way Kambas
Sumatran rhinos are one of five species of rhino worldwide. There are thought to be fewer than 50 remaining in the wild and they are listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN. …
Share
Himachal Pradesh: Spectacular Spiti
Rob & I have just returned from a project visit to India. We visited the Spiti Valley. Spiti means ‘the middle land’ which refers to its position on the border…
Share
Life in Lamandau
Image: Acuy and newborn son, OF Saturday 19 August marks International Orangutan Day. All three species of orangutan (Tapanuli, Sumatran, Bornean), found only in the forests of Borneo and Sumatra, are Critically…
Share
Queen and the crocodile
Orangutan mothers are devoted – they spend up to eight years raising their infant on a one-to-one basis and the infant is totally dependent on them during this time, learning…
Share
Tiny Tenom
Sun bears are the smallest and least-studied bear species. They live in tropical lowland forests and are the only bear in South-East Asia. Bornean sun bears are found exclusively in Borneo.…
Share