Rappler's latest stories on endangered animal
Endangered Sumatran tiger found dead in Indonesia
The 18-month-old male's decomposing body is found with its leg caught in a trap near a palm oil plantation in Sumatra's Riau province
Hong Kong seizes fins from 38,500 endangered sharks
The record haul is discovered in two containers from Ecuador, and highlights the continued demand for shark fin, which is served at wedding banquets in many Chinese communities
We need to save the tamaraw before it is too late
Like many of the country's protected areas, the Iglit-Baco Natural Park exists in a fragile balance. To keep its people, animals, and ecosystems healthy, we all need to pitch in.
Wildlife protections tightened as southern Africa protests
'Humanity needs to respond to the growing extinction crisis by transforming the way we manage the world's wild animals and plants,' says CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero
Indonesia tsunami raises fears for endangered Javan rhino
Conservationists continue to find another habitat for the critically endangered Javan rhinos which are now believed to have less than 70 living species
WATCH: Indonesian market sells monkey meat, other exotic animals
Authorities and activists are stepping up efforts to persuade villagers on Sulawesi island to stop consuming the critically endangered monkey Macaca nigra one of many exotic creatures that form part of the local indigenous community s diet
Believed to be extinct, environmentalists make first contact in decades with rhino in Borneo
The contact with the rhino comes after environmentalists discovered in 2013 that the Sumatran rhino was not extinct on Indonesian Borneo – as had long been thought – when hidden cameras captured images of the animals
Illegally smuggled orangutans returned to Indonesia
Orangutans are native to the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra but they are often illegally smuggled throughout Southeast Asia either for private zoos or as pets
Indonesia orangutans attacked by villagers after fleeing forest fires
Many apes have recently fled their forest homes which have been engulfed by fires set to clear land and headed to villages to find food but locals view them as pests and there has been an increase in human animal conflict
Cecil: Zimbabwe's majestic lion remembered
Cecil is described by conservationists as a confident and majestic animal who is featured in countless photographs taken by safari goers from around the world
#ShareDavao: Is there a future for the Philippine eagle
One of the rarest and most powerful birds in the world may soon cease to exist in the wild
Thailand faces trade ban over ivory failings – CITES
UPDATED Bangkok is under additional pressure to report back by next January on the steps it has taken to bolster recent laws that CITES claims are insufficient
S.Africa rhino poaching up, with 277 killed this year
Illegal hunting is up more than a third compared to the same time a year ago when 203 of the giant animals were slaughtered by poachers the ministry said
Police find 120 captured sea turtles in Palawan swamp
The sea turtles apparently intended for sale to foreign traders have been found in Balabac town
Critically-endangered dugong found dead in Palawan
It s the second time this year a sea mammal is found dead in Palawan its final stronghold in the country
Tamaraw or carabao? Know the difference
The rare critically endangered tamaraw looks very similar to the common carabao This tamaraw month of October know the difference
