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The rare brown wood owl chicks have successfully fledged at the Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden in Tai Po. Photo: KFBG
Animal welfare in Hong Kong

2 rare owl chicks born in Hong Kong breeding success

Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden confirms two brown wood owl chicks have fledged, marking major boost for local breeding efforts.

Australia

Beachgoers in Australia rescue woman after shark attack at Sydney’s Coogee Beach

Hong Kong society

Paw patrol: Hong Kong airport dog unit to cover reopened Terminal 2

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Trending in China

‘Dirty business’: China dog slaughterhouse shuts down before Yulin festival

Humane World for Animals estimates that around 10 million dogs, 4 million cats are killed for meat in China annually; many are stolen pets or strays.

Vendors wait for customers to buy dogs in cages at a market in Yulin, in southern China’s Guangxi province on June 21, 2015. The city holds an annual festival devoted to the animal’s meat on the summer solstice which has provoked an increasing backlash from animal protection activists. Photo: AFP/STR
Science

Scientists find woolly mammoth DNA while digging through squirrel poo

A treasure trove of ancient genetic material was stashed away by the rodents before being ‘frozen in time’ by permafrost.

Thailand

Boy, 6, dies in Thailand after attack by grandfather’s monkey, pet released

The family is not pursuing any action over the attack by the long-tailed macaque, which was found by the grandfather as a baby in 2022.

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Japan

Japanese city closes 94 schools as hunt for roaming bear enters third day

Residents of Utsunomiya have been urged to stay indoors as police and hunters track the animal, which was spotted inside a shopping arcade.

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A screengrab from a social media video shows a bear dashing in front of two people walking in a shopping arcade in Utsunomiya, Japan, on Sunday. Photo: X
Indonesia

A hidden ecological shift is sparking a wave of crocodile attacks in Indonesia

Logging and other deforestation activities have led to an increased likelihood of human-wildlife conflicts.

Malaysia

Shotgun sacrifice: anger as Malaysian state leader shoots Eid cow

A viral 38-second clip of Perlis chief minister Abu Bakar Hamzah shooting a cow with a shotgun has sparked a police investigation.

Bangladesh

Celebrity ‘Trump’ buffalo spared sacrifice, sent to Bangladesh zoo

The animal with a blond hairdo said to resemble the US president’s signature look was saved just hours before it was set to be slaughtered.

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A carer attends to an albino buffalo nicknamed “Donald Trump” at a farm in Narayanganj on May 17. Photo: AFP
Laos

After years in tiny cages, 27 moon bears finally taste freedom in Laos

The raid on a brutal bile extraction facility disguised as a zoo was believed to be the largest in Southeast Asian history.

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One of the moon bears rescued from an illegal bear bile farm in Laos. Photo: Free the Bears
United States

RFK Jnr posts video of him grabbing 2 snakes, as his wife asks ‘why?’

US health secretary has a bare-handed encounter with snakes, as his TV star wife tries to get him to stop.

Singapore

Rat race: Singapore train operator steps up pest control after rodent spotted

The company also reminded commuters not to eat or drink on trains and at the stations, as food remnants could attract pests.

New Zealand

Suspected sea lion bite halts New Zealand surfing event

A photographer shooting the World Surf League was bitten on the foot while in the water.

A sea lion sits on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Photo: Reuters
Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police investigate suspected cat mutilation and poisoning

Hung Hom shop cat dies after owner finds it with tail nearly severed.

An SPCA worker attends to the case on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Handout
Trending in China

Every dog has its day: stray puppy steals show at Chinese university sports event

Student runner broke the 3,000-metre race record with the fluffy campus resident guiding her to victory like a professional pacer.

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Japan

Japan zoo may ban photos near viral monkey after intrusion by 2 Americans

One visitor entered the macaque’s habitat dressed in a character costume, while the other filmed him with a phone from outside.

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Bird flu viruses

Norway reports Europe’s first case of bird flu in a polar bear

The H5N5 variant was also found in a walrus found about 1,000km from the North Pole, and is thought to be the likely cause of death.

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A polar bear bear walks on the sea ice near glaciers on the Svalbard archipelago in April 2025. Photo: AFP
Japan

Russian hiker becomes Japan’s latest bear attack victim as a new record looms

After a year with more than 50,000 sightings and 238 injuries, Japan’s vanishing hunting communities are struggling to contain the problem.

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Austria

Hiker killed in attack by herd of cows in Austrian Alps

Woman dead, husband injured in an attack by aggressive cows that has left authorities perplexed.

Germany

German police kill escaped tiger after handler mauled

Tiger escaped from a private facility, seriously injuring a volunteer before police shot the animal dead.

Officers with heavy weapons at the scene. Photo: dpa
Germany

Timmy, the stranded whale that captivated Germany, found dead in Denmark

The animal had recently been released in the North Sea after an expensive and controversial rescue operation.

Helpers use straps to try to pull a stranded humpback whale in Fährdorf, Germany, in April. Photo: dpa via AP
Thailand

Thai researchers make huge discovery with Southeast Asia’s largest dinosaur

Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, named after a snake from folklore and the province where it was found, weighed as much as nine adult elephants.

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Conservation

US tourist arrested for allegedly throwing rock at endangered Hawaiian seal

A video of the incident of a coconut-sized rock being hurled towards the animal’s head has drawn widespread condemnation.

Fame and celebrity

As David Attenborough turns 100, the star naturalist’s ‘unequalled’ impact

We look at Attenborough’s unique ability to tell nature’s story through his BBC shows on evolution to ocean plastic as he turns 100 on May 8.

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Naturalist David Attenborough’s documentaries have made generations of viewers “care about nature”. Here’s how, ahead of his 100th birthday on May 8. Photo: Blue Planet II
Thailand

The cost of cute: how ‘petfluencers’ are driving Asia’s wildlife crime

Thailand is a key pipeline in a lucrative global trade that animal activists warn risks spreading zoonotic diseases and erasing biodiversity.

Indian star tortoises confiscated from a woman attempting to travel with them at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on Wednesday. Photo: Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation / AFP
Conservation

Humpback whale ‘Timmy’ released in North Sea after weeks stranded off Germany

Repeated attempts to move the marine mammal out of shallow waters have drawn worldwide attention.

Pets

3 fashionable dog influencers to follow

They’re more than adorable pets – animal influencers are rising social media stars, with stylish pooches like Kala, Luc and Niko setting trends.

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