Japan rolls out tough measures to curb i...

Under intense pressure to shut down its domestic ivory market, Japan has announced strict measures to control the illicit trade. The country's Environment Ministry has made it mandatory for traders t

Facts about critically endangered South ...

The South China tiger, also known as the Chinese tiger, hasn't been seen in the wild for decades. These beautiful felines are now found only in captivity in China and South Africa. Here are some impo

Plastic found in deepest ocean animals

Animals living in the deepest ocean trenches have been found with plastic fragments in their gut, according to a new research published on Wednesday showing how manmade pollution reaches into the bow

87 injured as jetfoil ferry collides wit...

TOKYO, March 9 (Xinhua) -- A collision of a jetfoil ferry with a marine animal took place off Japan's Sado Island in the Sea of Japan on Saturday, injuring 87 people with five of them severely wounde

China moves to protect endangered marine...

From campaigns to reject wildlife products, to the celebrated "retirement" of two belugas from aquariums, Chinese society has been making positive efforts in protecting the world's marine biodivers

Six South China tiger cubs growing well ...

Six South China tiger cubs born earlier this year are growing stronger and will soon meet the public at a zoo in Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province. The cubs, three male and three female, w

What's China's role in protecting Africa...

Editor's note: Sun Hong is an associate research fellow at the Institute of African Studies of the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations. The article reflects the author's views, a

Golden snub-nosed monkeys in China have ...

Chinese scientists have found that baby golden snub-nosed monkeys have "wet nurses",an activity seen for the first time in an Old World nonhuman primate. Nearly 90 percent of golden snub-nosed monkey

Wildlife of China: Bearcats that smell l...

‍In the dense forests bordering Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam in southwestern China, diversity in species thrives. Among all the delightful creatures that nature nourishes in this area, the bint

Coastal area revival boosts arrival of a...

One of the world's rarest migratory birds, barely a few steps away from extinction -- Spoon-billed Sandpiper -- has been sighted at various coastal areas in China. Around 26 individuals were spotted