Wildlife conservation

‘Profoundly encouraging’ for conservation efforts: Rare sambar deer seen with fawn at Mandai

Rare sambar deer, nicknamed as White Dot, was spotted with her newborn on Feb 4.

Baby bonanza: About 1,000 animals born across S’pore’s wildlife parks in 2025

Gentoo penguins Riki and Peach welcomed their third chick in two years at the Ocean Network Express Penguin Cove.

Thailand releases endangered leopard sharks in conservation push

All the sharks spent months being taught behaviours they will need in the wild, including in the sea pen off the pier at Maiton Resort.

The vigilant cyclist: One man’s love for nature shows how individuals can make a difference

Freelance editor Jimmy Tan cycles around Singapore reporting nature issues that he finds.

Saving gentle giants: 7 species of marine mammals spotted in Singapore

In 1994, a false killer whale strayed into Singapore waters and died after a week.

NUS study calls for reduced boat speeds, limited entry near S’pore marine mammal hot spots

Gentle giants like the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin have endured in Singapore’s territorial waters.

Javan hawk-eagle under pressure as forests in Indonesia disappear

A male Javan hawk-eagle, Raja Dirgantara, was cared for since September 2025 and required intensive rehabilitation to regain basic survival skills including feeding and hunting.

UN biodiversity treaty enters into force, aims to protect 30% of oceans by 2030

Under the treaty, countries must conduct environmental assessments of activities that have an impact on ocean ecology.

See who’s the boss: 18kg deer squares off with 1.7-tonne rhino at Poland zoo

A deer named Daddy Munchkin squares off with Marushka, the rhino, in this screengrab off a video posted by the Wroclaw Zoo in Poland.

Taxidermied polar bear, shark bones among wildlife imports approved by Singapore in 2024

This handout photo realeased by Polar Bears International on December 17, 2025, shows a wild female polar bear and her two cubs, one of whom she adopted, at Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, on November 11, 2025. Researchers in northern Canada have observed a rare case of polar bear adoption, capturing video footage of a wild female bear caring for a cub that was not her own. "Cub adoption is relatively rare in polar bears. We've documented 13 cases in our study population over the last 45 years," said Evan Richardson, a scientist with Canada's ministry for environment and climate change. (Photo by HANDOUT / POLAR BEARS INTERNATIONAL / AFP)

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