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Wildlife

WWF urges Greece seafood fans to eat non-native species

Greek fishermen are keen to market species that they currently throw overboard because consumers do not know they are perfectly edible, said WWF field fishery manager Michalis Margaritis.
Greek fishermen are keen to market species that they currently throw overboard because consumers do not know they are perfectly edible, said WWF field fishery manager Michalis Margaritis.

Body found after bear attack, possibly Japan’s first such death in 2026

Thirteen people were killed by bears in Japan in the whole of 2025.
Thirteen people were killed by bears in Japan in the whole of 2025.

Forum: NParks continues to explore new measures to reduce wildlife-traffic incidents

Rescue for whale stranded off German coast in ‘decisive phase’

Experts inspect a humpback whale as it lies on a sandbank in the Wismar Bay in the Baltic Sea on March 30. The stranded mammal is said to be in a better condition than some have suspected.
Experts inspect a humpback whale as it lies on a sandbank in the Wismar Bay in the Baltic Sea on March 30. The stranded mammal is said to be in a better condition than some have suspected.

Singapore Zoo’s first Sri Lankan leopard cubs make their public debut

The two males and one female are first Sri Lankan leopard cubs to be born at the Singapore Zoo.
The two males and one female are first Sri Lankan leopard cubs to be born at the Singapore Zoo.

Chinese man fined, jailed in Kenya in ant-smuggling case

Chinese national Zhang Kequn stands outside the courtroom before his sentencing, after he pleaded guilty to charges of dealing with wildlife species without a permit and illegal possession of garden ants, on the day he was fined U.S. dollars 7,746 and a one year jail term, at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Law Courts, in Nairobi, Kenya, April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi
Chinese national Zhang Kequn stands outside the courtroom before his sentencing, after he pleaded guilty to charges of dealing with wildlife species without a permit and illegal possession of garden ants, on the day he was fined U.S. dollars 7,746 and a one year jail term, at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Law Courts, in Nairobi, Kenya, April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

Indonesia police arrest six for Komodo dragon smuggling

Police said the suspects have smuggled and traded at least 20 Komodo dragons since January 2025, and pocketed some US$33,000 (S$41,960).
Police said the suspects have smuggled and traded at least 20 Komodo dragons since January 2025, and pocketed some US$33,000 (S$41,960).

Forum: Develop road mortality framework to protect wildlife

We’ve been underestimating flying foxes

An unusual sighting of a colony of flying foxes, a herbivorous bat, flying over Singapore.
An unusual sighting of a colony of flying foxes, a herbivorous bat, flying over Singapore.

Man in Malaysia pleads guilty to possessing $11.6 million worth of wildlife parts

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.