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CAMBODIA-KOH KONG-SIAMESE CROCODILE-NESTS

(240718) -- KOH KONG, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on May 25, 2024 shows conservationists spotting Siamese crocodile eggs in Koh Kong province, Cambodia. Five nests of nearly-extinct Siamese crocodiles have been discovered in Cambodia's Cardamom National Park, which is the largest number of nests ever found in more than 20 years, a conservationist group said in a joint press release on Thursday. (Hor Leng/Fauna & Flora/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tanzanian wildlife conservationists mourn death of legendary male lion

STORY: Tanzanian wildlife conservationists mourn death of legendary male lion DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:04 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of male lions attacking Bob Junior STORYLINE: Tanzanian wildlife conservationists have mourned the death of a 13-year-old male lion nicknamed Bob Junior in the Serengeti National Park (SENAPA), one of the east African nation's world heritage sites. The lion, born in 2010, had ruled the Namiri plains in eastern SENAPA. But it was outnumbered and defeated by three younger males and died in his territory on the morning of March 11. According to the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI), there are around 3,500 lions in Tanzania, with most of the big cats found along the Ruaha-Rungwa ecosystem. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (XHTV)

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CAMBODIA-KANDAL-ROYAL TURTLES-RESEARCH

(230218) -- KANDAL, Feb. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Conservationists measure a Royal Turtle in Kandal province, Cambodia on Feb. 16, 2023. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Cambodia and the Fisheries Administration have handed over 15 nearly-extinct Royal Turtles to a research institute for biological study and breeding, a conservationist said on Saturday. (Photo by Hean Saravy/Xinhua)

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Confab calls for geoparks to be utilized for disaster awareness

NAGASAKI, Japan - The 5th International UNESCO Conference on Geoparks in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, holds a closing ceremony on May 15, 2012. Scientists and environmental conservationists affirmed the importance of drawing lessons from natural disasters and climate change by utilizing parks with geological features as they wrapped up the four-day conference.

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UNESCO conference on parks with geological heritage

SHIMABARA, Japan - The 5th International UNESCO Conference on Geoparks begins in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, on May 12, 2012. Scientists and environmental conservationists from around 30 countries will discuss measures to protect and make use of geological features and scenic areas in various parts of the world.

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CAMBODIA-MONDULKIRI-ZERO-SNARING CAMPAIGN

(220730) -- MONDULKIRI, July 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Neth Pheaktra (1st R), secretary of state and spokesman for Cambodia's Ministry of Environment, visits a wildlife exhibition during the Zero-Snaring Campaign event in Mondulkiri province, Cambodia on July 29, 2022. Officials and conservationists said here on Friday that snares have been posing a great menace to wildlife survival in Cambodia, urging greater participation from local people to eradicate snaring and poaching in protected areas. (Cambodia's Ministry of Environment/Handout via Xinhua)

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World's largest freshwater fish found, released in Cambodia's Mekong River

STORY: World's largest freshwater fish found, released in Cambodia's Mekong River DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. The giant stingray caught by fisherman in Cambodia 2. Conservationists measuring the giant stingray 3. The giant stingray released back into the Mekong River STORYLINE: The world's largest freshwater fish, a 661-pound (300-kilogram) giant stingray, has been found near a remote island in the Mekong River in northeast Cambodia's Stung Treng province, according to a Wonders of the Mekong's press statement released late on Monday. The record-breaking stingray, which measured over 13 feet (almost 4 meters) from snout to tail, was hooked by a fisher south of the town of Stung Treng on June 13, in the middle stretches of the Mekong River, the statement said. The previous record-holder for the largest freshwater fish on earth was a 646-pound (293-kilogram) Mekong giant catfish caught in Thailand in 2005, it added. According to the

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CAMBODIA-KRATIE-ZERO-SNARING CAMPAIGN

(220618) -- KRATIE, June 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Homemade rifles seized from poachers are exhibited during the Zero-Snaring campaign in Kratie province, Cambodia, on June 18, 2022. Cambodia's government officials and conservationists said here on Saturday that the participation by local people and strict law enforcement are essential to ending the snaring crisis and wildlife trafficking in the Southeast Asian country. (MoE/Handout via Xinhua)

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Taiwanese activists petition to save Japanese-era flagstone road

Taiwanese legislator Huang Kuo-shu (3rd from L) of the Democratic Progressive Party holds a picture of a flagstone walkway built in 1933 during the Japanese colonial period in central Taiwan, in a press conference in Taipei on Sept. 30, 2016. A group of conservationists asked the central government to intervene in a local project restructuring the walkway. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Confab calls for geoparks to be utilized for disaster awareness

NAGASAKI, Japan - The 5th International UNESCO Conference on Geoparks in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, holds a closing ceremony on May 15, 2012. Scientists and environmental conservationists affirmed the importance of drawing lessons from natural disasters and climate change by utilizing parks with geological features as they wrapped up the four-day conference. (Kyodo)

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UNESCO conference on parks with geological heritage

SHIMABARA, Japan - The 5th International UNESCO Conference on Geoparks begins in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, on May 12, 2012. Scientists and environmental conservationists from around 30 countries will discuss measures to protect and make use of geological features and scenic areas in various parts of the world. (Kyodo)

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