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Manila Zoo employees experience calm, loneliness after closure

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 16 10:52 AM

Tiger cubs Marcus and Catriona are a riot, to say the least. While Catriona paws and playfully bites the leg of her keeper, Marcus growls impatiently as he attempts to climb the counter where their afternoon snack is being prepared. Read more »

Climate change on track to reduce ocean wildlife by 17 percent

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 13 08:31 AM

In a world that heats up 3 to 4 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels, 17 percent of marine biomass -- from minuscule plankton to 100-ton whales -- will be wiped out, they reported in the US Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Read more »

US biologists probe deaths of 70 emaciated gray whales

Yereth Rosen, Reuters
Posted at Jun 01 03:55 PM

US government biologists have launched a special investigation into the deaths of at least 70 gray whales washed ashore in recent months along the US West Coast, from California to Alaska, many of them emaciated, officials said on Friday. Read more »

White panda spotted in China for the first time

Tiffany May, The New York Times
Posted at May 28 12:52 PM

The panda was photographed in April with an infrared camera at the Wolong National Nature Reserve in the southwestern province of Sichuan, local authorities said in a statement. Read more »

2 timbog sa pagbebenta ng mga endangered na ibon sa Maynila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 04:17 AM

MAYNILA - Timbog ang 2 lalaki sa entrapment operation sa Maynila dahil umano sa pagbebenta ng mga endangered na ibon. Read more »

An endangered insect from Cebu is featured in Lacoste’s Save Our Species campaign

ANCX Staff
Posted at May 22 04:59 PM

The French fashion house picked a new slate of threatened animals for its second partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Today, the croc takes a break from their label and is replaced by 10 species in danger—including one from a forest in our southern capital. Read more »

Hong Kong to cull 6,000 pigs as first swine fever case found

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 12 11:27 AM

Hong Kong will cull 6,000 pigs after African swine fever was detected in an animal at a slaughterhouse close to the border with China, the first case of the disease in the densely populated financial hub.   Read more »

Norwegian woman dies from rabies contracted in PH: report

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 11 12:20 PM

(UPDATED) A 24 year-old Norwegian woman died this week of rabies, after she was bitten by a puppy she rescued while on vacation in the Philippines, her family announced. Read more »

3 lions rescued in Albania sent to the Netherlands

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 08 06:21 AM

TIRANA, Albania - Three lions, rescued in October from a private zoo in Albania where they were kept in "hellish" conditions, were transported Tuesday to the Netherlands, an animal welfare organization said. Read more »

Scientists warn a million species at risk of extinction

Gus Trompiz, Reuters
Posted at May 06 05:55 PM

"This loss is a direct result of human activity and constitutes a direct threat to human well-being in all regions of the world." Read more »

‘Sharks’ seek protection, visit political parties, House

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 10:20 PM

A pair of shark mascots visited the House of Representatives and headquarters of several political parties on Thursday to urge senatorial candidates to pass a measure that would protect the country’s 200 or so shark species. Read more »

Who's a Good Boy? Wolves, not dogs, apparently

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 02 05:32 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - If you're looking for a word to describe your adorable pet pup, "selfish" might not top the list. Read more »

Running out of children, South Korea school enrolls illiterate grandmothers

Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times
Posted at Apr 30 08:12 PM

Once overcrowded with students, the seaside campus of Daegu Elementary looked almost empty on a recent visit. Camellia, sweet brier and pine trees surrounded its deserted sandy playground. After a rain, cherry trees were shedding their blossoms. Read more »

'Binibini' candidates pinaigting ang adbokasiya vs animal cruelty

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 07:23 PM

Sa programang "Pet Pals" ay hinikayat nila ang pag-ampon sa mga aso at pusang kalye. Read more »

Food, medicine, water: What has Nature done for us lately?

Catherine Hours, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 05:50 AM

PARIS, France - From the food we eat to the air that we breathe, Nature not only provides mankind with the means to live but also the services to thrive.  Read more »

Snakes force Liberian President to avoid office

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 11:15 AM

Liberian President George Weah has been barred from his office for 5 days by 2 black snakes that slithered into the building this week, authorities said Friday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Iwas-heat stroke tips sa mga alagang aso

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 12:49 AM

Sa tindi ng init ng panahon ngayon, posibleng tamaan din ng heat stroke ang mga alagang aso. Read more »

P250 milyon halaga ng exotic animals nakumpiska sa Davao Oriental

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 10:08 PM

Halos P250 milyon halaga ng mga ibon at iba-ibang uri ng hayop mula Indonesia ang nakumpiska sa Davao Oriental. Read more »

This AR attraction will give you a hint of our dying planet’s fate

Bam Abellon
Updated as of Apr 09 07:55 PM

An offshoot of the Netflix documentary series narrated by Richard Attenborough, REWILD Our Planet enlightens with its stunning footage. Through augment reality-enhanced natural landscapes, visitors get a sense just how strained the Earth is. Read more »

P250-M worth of exotic animals seized in Davao Oriental

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 09 01:26 PM

DAVAO ORIENTAL - Local authorities seized some P250 million worth of exotic animals in Mati City, Davao Oriental Monday night. Read more »