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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, …

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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…

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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. …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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New Shoots

Between 1990 and 2015, 67.9 million acres of forest were lost in Indonesia, with Central Kalimantan experiencing one of the highest rates of deforestation. The majority of Bornean orangutans are found…

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A tribute to T1

Panna Tiger Reserve is mourning the loss of T1, a female Royal Bengal Tiger, who died in February. Panna Tiger Reserve is in Madhya Pradesh in India with the beautiful…

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Bear Update

Em (rescued July 2020) The stories of the bears at the Animals Asia Bear Rescue Centre in Vietnam touched the hearts of many back in 2020. Animals Asia is devoted…

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