Symbiosis Custom Travel

17/10/2024

About 27 years ago I had the privilege to meet Pagasa, the first Philippine eagle to be bred in captivity by artifical insemination. I must look out the photo that I took at the time...

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — To his fellow tribal members, Datu Julito Ahao is jokingly called matanglawin, which literally means “having an eye of an eagle.” Aptly so. Under the watch of the 64-year-old chieftain, more than a dozen critically endangered Philippine eagles, the country’s nationa...

04/08/2024

Not far from where I live!!

A recent deep-dive biodiversity survey in Cambodia identified hundreds of unique species swimming, flying, crawling and prowling within one of mainland Southeast Asia’s largest mangrove forests. The abundance of animals within the Kingdom’s Pream Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary and Koh Kapik Ramsar si...

27/07/2024

Fantastic news for tigers in Thailand.

Bangkok, July 27, 2024 – There’s phenomenal news for the Endangered tiger: There’s been a 250 percent increase in tiger numbers in Thailand’s Western Forest Complex (WEFCOM) over a 15-year period from 2007 to 2023. Thailand’s remarkable success, increasi

26/07/2024

Progress...

Thailand’s shark fin consumption has declined by 34% over the past six years, according to the new report released by WildAid.

19/07/2024

The tiger population density in a series of protected areas in western Thailand has more than doubled over the past two decades, according to new survey data. Thailand is the final stronghold of the Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti), the subspecies having been extirpated from neighboring....

18/07/2024

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87r3ygzljdo

The hatching of 60 eggs is a record for the endangered species in this century.

16/07/2024

Always good to hear positive wilelife news from Cambodia...

​Massive sea cow discovered in Kampot’s Prek Tnaot fishing community​

30/06/2024

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01/06/2024

Young Cambodians fight to preserve ancient martial art
In a small Cambodian town near the banks of the Mekong River, law student Oeun Bunthav tenses his slender torso and steels himself for an elbow strike to his head."The elbow strike is brutal...

In a small Cambodian town near the banks of the Mekong River, law student Oeun Bunthav tenses his slender torso and steels himself for an elbow strike to his head."The elbow strike is brutal...

01/06/2024

Mixed dolphin pod spotted in coastal Cambodia,

​Mixed dolphin pod raises eyebrows​

09/05/2024

I don't hold out much hope that local voices with be heard above corporate interests, but...

SITIO DALICNO, Philippines — Domeng Laita, 64, stands on a mountain ledge outside his home, looking down with worry on his face. Below him stands the embankment of the San Roque dam, stretching more than a kilometer (0.6 miles) along the Agno River. In 2012, a spill from a gold mine upstream sent ...

03/05/2024

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/toba-volcano-catastrophe-theory-human-evolution?mc_cid=8c3cea44ae&mc_eid=c7b8af9f86

The massive supervolcano eruption 74,000 years ago has been blamed for nearly killing off our species. The emerging truth is much more interesting.

03/05/2024

https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/borneo-and-sumatra-megaprojects-are-carving-up-clouded-leopard-forests/?mc_cid=eeacc5d5c3&mc_eid=a65f23852d

Sunda clouded leopards spend most of their lives in the leafy shade of the forest canopy. Equipped with exquisite camouflage, superb climbing skills and outsize canines, they’re formidable arboreal predators. But amid a development boom, the big cats’ uncompromising dependence on forest cover co...

01/05/2024

New batch of ancient statues uncovered at Cambodia's Ta Phrom temple in Angkor.

​Ta Prohm gives up ancient secrets as 100 statues unearthed​

24/04/2024

Rare happy wildlife news from Cambodia...

​Joy as seventh dolphin calf of the year reported​

17/04/2024

Let's hope stories like this discourage the rampant destruction of mangroves in favour of landfil and construction along the coast...

Hairy-nosed otters and cats that catch fish are among the startling diversity of creatures making their home in threatened habitats

07/04/2024

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/reptiles/50-rare-siamese-crocodiles-released-in-cambodia

Cambodian conservationists have released 50 captive-bred juvenile Siamese crocodiles at a remote site in Cambodia as part of an ongoing programme to save the species from extinction. Watch the incredible moment the tiny crocs are released...

22/03/2024

https://en.vietnamplus.vn/hue-da-nang-heritage-train-route-to-become-operational-in-late-march/282950.vnp

A train route connecting the central city of Da Nang and Hue city of the central province of Thua Thien – Hue named “Central Heritage Connection” will be put into operation in late March on the occasion of the Liberation Day of Thua Thien – Hue (March 26) and Da Nang (March 29).