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Rachael Z. Miller, founder of the Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean, conducts a tape test on clothing items to compare how much each material sheds microfibres. Photo: AP
Environment

Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Here’s what to do about it

Plastic fibres are common in many kinds of clothing, but most current washing machines are ill-equipped to filter them – and it’s having a devastating effect on the environment.

Hong Kong environmental issues

‘Part of planned Hong Kong highway may encroach on wetlands, affect wildlife’

Singapore

Recap | Discover Singapore, its nature, the Raffles, bike routes and Pulau Ubin

Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | Where’s the ‘eco’ in South Lantau’s eco-recreation plan?

There seems to be a greater emphasis on building tourist infrastructure than on conservation, and little effort to dovetail with local communities.

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A herd of buffaloes crosses Shui Hau Wan as the tide recedes on May 29, 2024. The government plans to transform South Lantau into tourist destination. Photo: Eugene Lee
Animals

Crowds swam with sharks off Israel’s coast – then a man disappeared

A body has been found after a swimmer went missing in an area where the marine predators have drawn curious beachgoers.

Hong Kong society

Civet cat caught at Hong Kong shopping centre released into wild after check-up

Mammal underwent X-ray examination, which showed it sustained no injuries, only minor facial abrasions, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden says.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

70 Hong Kong retailers allegedly sold oxo-degradable plastics despite ban: NGO

Green Earth says investigation suggests plastic bags, bin liners and pet waste bags labelled as ‘oxo-degradable’ had been sold by retailers.

Hong Kong has banned the production, supply and sale of all oxo-degradable plastic products, regardless of whether they are disposable. Photo: Vivian Au
Animals

Asian elephant calf is born at Zurich Zoo – his name will start with letter Z

Swiss zoo breeds the critically endangered elephants as part of conservation efforts under the European Endangered Species Programme.

Malaysia

Malaysia’s pandas returning to China as a new conservation chapter starts

Fu Wa and Feng Yi, who have been in Malaysia for 11 years, will be replaced with a new pair under Xi Jinping’s freshly signed deal.

India

India’s elephant warning system tackles deadly conflict

Community trackers in Chhattisgarh hunt for signs of elephants to feed into an alert system for nearby villagers.

Elephant trackers from “friends of the elephant” team, listen for sounds to locate wild herd at a forest in Dhawalpur in India’s Chhattisgarh state in March. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

Pupy the elephant arrives at Brazil sanctuary after 30 years in Argentine zoo

The 35-year-old African elephant arrived ‘in perfect health’ and will remain in an outdoor shed while she begins to adapt to her new home.

African elephant Pupy is seen in her enclosure at the Buenos Aires Ecopark, a few days before her transfer to the Brazilian Elephant Sanctuary, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 11. Photo: Reuters
The Philippines

‘Fly high, Riley’: Philippine eaglet dies 3 months after birth

Riley’s ‘unassisted natural hatching’ was hailed as a win for the Philippines’ efforts in protecting its natural heritage.

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

‘Seriously rotten’ finless porpoise carcass found on Hong Kong outlying island

Discovery of 162cm-long sea mammal on Tuesday raises tally of beached cetaceans in the city this year to 15.

Africa

African conservationists aim to change mindsets about unpopular vultures

Vultures are nature’s ‘best sanitation services’, and are estimated to worth US$1.8 billion a year to certain ecosystems in southern Africa.

A Cape vulture is seen in its enclosure at the Vulture Programme at Boekenhoutkloof near Hartbeespoort Dam, South Africa. Photo: AP
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court dismisses legal challenge over San Tin Technopole project

High Court allows social worker Eddie Tse to drop the case but rejects his request for another activist to take over proceedings.

The San Tin Technopole forms a key component of the Northern Metropolis, a megaproject located at the city’s border with the mainland. Photo: Eugene Lee
Northern Metropolis

Opinion | Why decision on a Northern Metropolis authority can’t be rushed

It all hinges on execution. Detailed public consultations will ensure any such authority serves both economic and society’s needs.

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Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Sustainable approach to ecotourism in Hong Kong can be of great benefit to all

In the largest land disposal of its kind in recent years, three Hong Kong sites with tourism potential have been set aside for commercial investment.

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Hong Kong society

Stiffer Hong Kong penalties helping to fight illegal wildlife trade: authorities

Number of smuggling cases involving ivory, pangolin scales and rhino horn has ‘dropped significantly’ since 2021, government says.

Pangolin scales and elephant tusks seized in Hong Kong back in 2019. Photo: Winson Wong
Malaysia

Second pygmy elephant corpse find in Malaysia raises fears of ivory poaching

The practice of giving tusks as dowry in neighbouring Indonesia may be behind the killings, conservationists say.

Tourism

Fancy getting hands-on conserving African rhinos and elephants?

In drought-stricken Namibia, where conservation groups are fighting to preserve endangered species, paying tourists can join ranger patrols.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong to proceed with premium food branding push, set up certification system

Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department wants to ‘provide residents with confidence [in local food]’, according to director Mickey Lai.

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department says it hopes the branding will cover different kinds of food such as agriculture, fisheries and meat products. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Use of plastic bags to fill holes on Hong Kong beach a travesty

Readers discuss contractors’ actions on a Lantau beach, and a reclamation project in Tseung Kwan O.

Workers clean Upper Cheung Sha Beach on Lantau island on May 28, 2024. Photo: Eugene Lee
Science

Chinese basin may have been a refuge in largest extinction. Do we need another?

Researchers say Turpan-Hami Basin in Xinjiang hosted diverse plant life throughout end-Permian mass extinction 252 million years ago.

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Asia travel

Want to be a guest of royalty? India has a variety of heritage-rich options

India’s erstwhile royals are opening their palaces and using their influence to attract tourists and promote the heritage of their historical kingdoms.

Indonesia

‘What else can we do?’ Indonesia has more crocodile attacks than anywhere else

Indonesia recorded nearly 180 crocodile attacks last year, with 92 fatalities. Some say palm-oil plantations are making the problem worse.

Crocodiles in Budong-Budong, Indonesia’s West Sulawesi Island. Photo: AP
United States

US jails Chinese man for smuggling ‘status symbol’ turtles to Hong Kong

Tin Sai-keung was sentenced to nearly three years in jail for smuggling the protected species, coveted by China’s middle class, out of the US.

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An eastern box turtle in Virginia, US. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
Australia

US influencer who snatched baby wombat in Australia apologises

Sam Jones, who sparked outrage with a video showing her running from the mother wombat with a joey in her hands, has left the country.

Indonesia

A second chance: Indonesia rescues lost baby elephant missing its mother

The two-month-old Sumatran elephant calf was discovered at a plantation in Riau province on the western island of Sumatra.

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