Environment And Nature
Bangkok firefighters on front line of city's snake scourge
Firefighters in Thailand's capital get several urgent distress calls a day that don't involve rushing into burning buildings but rather handling a far more common problem: snakes
Thailand seizes rhino horns, arrests suspected smugglers
Thai authorities have arrested two Chinese citizens suspected of smuggling rhinoceros horns worth about $300,000 through Bangkok's main airport
To fight wildlife crime, experts say 'follow the money'
With wildlife crime escalating, nations are going beyond raids to "follow the money" in an effort to track down the kingpins financing smuggling rings
Thai villagers win 10-year lawsuit over mining pollution
The lawyer for a group of villagers in Thailand who won a 10-year lawsuit against a mining company for polluting their land and water says he is prepared to take further legal action if the company does not pay up
More than 100 endangered pangolins seized in Thailand
Thai customs officials seize more than 100 live pangolins and 450 kilograms (990 pounds) of scales from the endangered animal
Thai police say they made progress in ivory trade crackdown
Police and conservationists say efforts by Thailand's government to curb sales of ivory have been successful following criticism of widespread trafficking in the country
Thailand's chunky monkey on diet after gorging on junk food
A morbidly obese wild monkey who gorged himself on junk food and soda left behind by tourists has been rescued and placed on a strict diet of lean protein, fruits and vegetables
Watchdog says Vietnamese officials bribed by log smugglers
An environmental watchdog group is accusing Vietnamese officials of taking payoffs to ignore smuggling of expensive lumber from neighboring Cambodia
Thai jungle seen as breeding ground for Indochinese tigers
Conservationists say they have evidence that the critically endangered Indochinese tiger is breeding in a Thai jungle, giving hope for the survival of an animal whose total population may be less than 300
Thai customs seizes 21 rhino horns worth $5 million
Thai authorities say they have seized 21 unusually large rhinoceros horns worth almost $5 million that were smuggled from Ethiopia