BANGKOK — Despite being one of Asia's biggest status symbols, shark fin soup is losing popularity among environmentally conscious diners throughout China and Taiwan.
An elephant was killed after it was hit by a train inside the Buxa Tiger Reserve, an area that elephants pass through as they migrate between India and Bhutan.
Despite the creation of Elephant corridors in northeastern India, wildlife and high-speed trains continue to collide.
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra promised to help put a stop to the illegal ivory trade in Thailand, while speaking at the Bangkok-based International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna convention on March 3.
Sharks may occasionally eat people, but as new research indicates, we're much more likely to eat them: in fact, around 100 million sharks are estimated to be fished every year, driving many species closer to the edge of extinction.
Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd claims that Japanese whaling vessels have left the Southern Ocean whale sanctuary and are heading north, likely towards Indonesia and than to home.
Videographer Ian Waugh captured this video of helicopter pilot David Farrell rescuing a deer trapped on a frozen lake in Nova Scotia, Canada. (Screengrab)
For parents in the crowd, you now have a real-life video to show your kids of Bambi meeting Hannah the Helicopter.
Gigantic goldfish may be threatening the delicate ecosystem of Lake Tahoe, the US West's iconic mountain lake — and errant pet owners "releasing" their unwanted fish may be to blame for the problem .
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