In a stark testament to environmental devastation, Vietnam's iconic tiger population has seemingly vanished from the wild after 26 years, raising questions about biodiversity loss and conservation efforts.
Indonesia’s Bengkulu-Lampung Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has confirmed that a Sumatran tiger had been seen wandering on the Tanggamus-Krui Pesisir Barat bypass road in Lampung Province.
Many zoos or farms in Laos have registered to take care of tigers. However, it seems they are raising the endangered animals for illegal butchering for bones, meat and other body parts.
As a rising star in the global supply chain, Vietnam has the potential to become a new "tiger" in Asia, said economist Brian Lee Shun Rong at Maybank, which is Malaysia's largest financial services group and a leading banking group in Southeast Asia.
Artisan Nguyen Tan Phat is carrying out a project of making tiger sculptures to welcome New Year 2022 – the Year of the Tiger – in Duong Lam Village, Son Tay Town in Hanoi.
Police in the central province of Ha Tinh on March 9 launched legal proceedings against a local man for violating regulations on wildlife protection, under Article 234 of the 2015 Criminal Code.
Three bears – which were kept illegally in captivity in the central province of Nghe An – have been transferred to the bear protection centre in the northern province of Ninh Binh.
With over one month to go for the 2019 Lunar New Year (Tet), the beer market is becoming active with supermarkets and retailers starting to make preparations for breweries sales campaigns.
Thai authorities on June 2 said three monks at Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua temple in Kanchanaburi province were prosecuted when local authorities discovered 40 dead tiger cubs at the temple.
