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China Focus: Chinese police's role highlighted as nation marks first Police Day
BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- "If you are in trouble, seek help from a cop." The household saying in China shows the people's trust in the country's police force, which boasts the title "the Chinese People's Police."
Baby turtles make a break for freedom
Newly hatched, doÂÂzens of baby turtles flipped and flopped their way down a beach towards the crashing waves of the Indian Ocean, under the watchful gaze of conservationists at an Indonesian national park.
Smugglers jailed as China's 'biggest ever' illegal ivory network smashed
BEIJING, Dec 31 (AFP): Seventeen people have been jailed -- including two for life -- for running China's largest ever ivory smuggling ring, moving millions of dollars of tusks from west Africa into the mainland's vast domestic market.
Black panther, tiger carcasses, elephant tusks seized
KOTA BHARU (Bernama): Kelantan police have seized the carcass of a tiger as well as a black panther and 10 elephant tusks estimated to be worth RM500,000, all of which are believed meant for the black market.
Malaysian clay jewellery designer creates awareness on endangered animals via her designs
Juliah Tan's polymer clay jewellery creations draw inspiration from life, as well as create awareness on the need to protect endangered animals.
Two smuggled Sumatran orangutans flown home from Thailand
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Two critically endangered orangutans smuggled into Thailand three years ago were returned to Indonesia on Thursday, where they will undergo rehabilitation before being released into the wild.
Indonesia's female forest guardians fight for the environment
The 30-member team grapples with sexist stereotypes in ultra-conservative Aceh province, and authorities who are indifferent to the environmental destruction wrought by illegal logging and land clearance for the region's many coffee plantations.
Battling labels and criminals
Sumini gets up at dawn to do her household chores – then leads a team of women into the jungles of Sumatra island, on a mission to battle rampant deforestation and wildlife poaching.
Indonesia's female forest guardians fight for the environment
BENER MERIAH, Indonesia (AFP): Sumini gets up at dawn to do her household chores -- then leads a team of women into the jungles of Indonesia's Sumatra island, on a mission to battle rampant deforestation and wildlife poaching.
Botswana to compensate farmers for animal-caused damage
GABORONE, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Botswanan government will spend millions of pula to compensate farmers that have lost crops due to wild animals, the Wildlife and Natural Parks Director Kabelo Senyatso said on Monday.