Consider This: Bornean Elephants (Part 2) — Endangered and Displaced
The Bornean elephant has recently been classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species. What needs to be done now to ensure the survival of Borneo’s elephant population? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Primus Lambut, Head of the Tawau Wildlife Department and species manager in charge of elephants.
Mon Jul 15 2024
Consider This: Bornean Elephants (Part 1) — Endangered and Displaced
The Bornean elephant has recently been classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species. What needs to be done now to ensure the survival of Borneo’s elephant population? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to conservation biologist Dr Nurzhafarina Othman, Senior lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Sabah. She’s an expert on the Bornean Elephant, and also the founder of Project Seratu Aatai, which is a collective in Sabah that aims to promote coexistence between elephants and humans through research and education.
Mon Jul 15 2024
Komodo dragon, 2-in-5 shark species lurch towards extinction
Trapped on island habitats made smaller by rising seas, Indonesia's Komodo dragons were listed as "endangered", the wildlife Red List shows.
Sun Sep 05 2021
Fearing Delta variant, France puts new travel rules on 5 EU countries plus UK
Among other changes, Tunisia, Mozambique, Cuba and Indonesia were added to France's red list, warning against travel to those countries.
Sun Jul 18 2021
Endangered bamboo sharks given helping hand in Gulf of Thailand
Researchers hope to remove the bamboo sharks from the International Union for Conservation of Nature's "Near Threatened" red list.
Mon Jun 07 2021
Champions League final venue uncertain after Turkey put on UK's red list
The status of the Champions League final on May 29 between Manchester City and Chelsea in Istanbul was thrown into doubt on Friday.
Fri May 07 2021
Factbox - Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
Britain will add India to its travel "red-list" after detecting 103 cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in the country.
Tue Apr 20 2021
United may not release Fernandes for Portugal duty - Solskjaer
Fernandes could face 10 days in isolation on his return from international duty as Portugal falls under the UK's COVID-19 travel 'red list'.
Thu Mar 04 2021
Southeast Asia's endangered primates
This year alone, at least five Southeast Asian primates have been listed as "critically endangered" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species.
Tue Dec 15 2020