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10 endangered species in 2012
The International Animal Protection Fund (WWF) has just released a list of 10 endangered wildlife species this year.
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Catch the Sumatra rhino
Malaysia has just caught a Sumatra rhino at Borneo Island (Malaysia), opening the last chance to save this rare animal at the risk of extinction.
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The painful death of the Indonesian tiger
Activists from Greenpeace have just released a video footage of the trapped Sumatran tiger's 18-month-old tiger. The video is like a wake-up call ...
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Rare image of wild Sumatra tiger
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has recorded precious images of 12 Sumatran tigers at Bukit Tigapuluh National Park in Indonesia in just 2 months.
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New newspapers found in Asia
The results of genetic analysis show that rare and precious rattan leopard on two islands in Southeast Asia is a different subspecies with cloud leopard on the Asian con…
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Animals at the Indonesian Zoo are in danger
All animals in Indonesia's largest Zoo - many in the genocide list - can be killed in the next 5 years without urgent action to change ...
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Discovered new birds in Indonesia
Zoologists from the Indonesian University (UI) have discovered a new species of bird in the Togian archipelago in North Sumatra province. They named the new bird Kacamat…
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The oldest orangutan in the world died
Sumatra orangutan died in Miami, USA, was 55 years old. He was discovered to have stopped breathing on the morning of December 29. It was autopsied and found a small blo…
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Three-legged tiger in Sumatra
An unobtrusive World Wildlife Fund camera installed in an Indonesian National Park captured a seemingly new Sumatra tiger.
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Giant python
With an approximate length of 15m, a body circumference of 85cm, a weight of 447kg, a lazy python at the Curugsewu zoo of Sumatra island (Indonesia) beat every record of…
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Found rare rabbits
Recently, environmental experts have taken pictures of nocturnal zebra rabbits in the national park on Sumatra Island, Indonesia. This is a rare animal that has been ala…
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Discovered new leopard species in Southeast Asia
World Wildlife Conservation Organization (WWF) yesterday discovered a new leopard species on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.
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Indonesia: Significantly reduced the number of Sumatra tigers and orangutans
Sumatran tigers and orangutans at the zoo in Indonesia are facing a significant decrease in quantity. According to Indonesian wildlife conservationists, there are less t…
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Hope for Sumatra rhino
A recent wildlife survey in Malaysia shows evidence that there is still hope for the endangered Sumatra rhino. The poll at a place commonly known as the center of Borneo…