Articles for category: Conservation

Malayan Tapirs and the Disappearing Rainforest Corridors

Malayan Tapirs and the Disappearing Rainforest Corridors

Annette Uy

Deep in the emerald shadows of Southeast Asia, a creature as ancient as the rainforests themselves quietly forages through the undergrowth. The Malayan tapir, with its striking black-and-white coat and gentle demeanor, seems almost to belong to a world of myth and dreams. Yet, this living fossil now faces a harsh modern reality: the lush ...

The Forest Pharmacy: Medicinal Plants in Traditional Malaysian Gardens

The Forest Pharmacy: Medicinal Plants in Traditional Malaysian Gardens

Maria Faith Saligumba

Imagine stepping into a lush Malaysian garden at dawn, where the air is thick with the scent of earth and greenery, and sunlight filters through towering trees. These gardens are more than just picturesque landscapes—they are living pharmacies, steeped in centuries of tradition and brimming with remedies for body and mind. Every corner hides a ...

Bat Sanctuaries and Church Towers: Preserving England’s Hidden Flyers

Bat Sanctuaries and Church Towers: Preserving England’s Hidden Flyers

Annette Uy

The sun dips below the horizon, and as the last golden rays slip away, a silent ballet begins overhead. Tiny silhouettes dart from ancient stone spires and leaf-canopied sanctuaries, weaving through the twilight on invisible wings. These are England’s bats—enigmatic, misunderstood, and vital to the land’s natural heritage. For centuries, they have made their homes ...

Florida’s Ghost Cat: The Endangered Story of the Florida Panther

Florida’s Ghost Cat: The Endangered Story of the Florida Panther

Annette Uy

Ghostly shadows slip through the tangled sawgrass and cypress swamps of southern Florida. Few ever catch a glimpse, but the legend of the Florida panther lives in whispered stories and fading pawprints. Once roaming far and wide, this elusive big cat now teeters on the very edge of extinction. Every sighting is a miracle, every ...

Winter flowering Queensland silver wattle

From Wattles to Yam Daisies: Restoring Pre-Colonial Plant Ecologies

Maria Faith Saligumba

Have you ever wondered what the land beneath your feet looked like before cities and farmland transformed its face? Imagine stepping onto a sweeping plain filled with golden wattles, purple yam daisies, and the intricate web of life that once covered vast tracts of Australia. This is not just a scene from the distant past—it’s ...

Bears Ears National Monument: Sacred to Tribes, Battleground for Bureaucrats

Bears Ears National Monument: Sacred to Tribes, Battleground for Bureaucrats

Annette Uy

A red rock wilderness stretches for miles beneath an endless sky, where ancient cliff dwellings cling to canyon walls and mysterious stone spires rise like sentinels. This is Bears Ears National Monument, a landscape that pulses with stories older than history itself. For Native American tribes, these lands are sacred—woven with memories, rituals, and ancestral ...

How Overfishing in One Country Collapses Ecosystems in Another

How Overfishing in One Country Collapses Ecosystems in Another

Annette Uy

Imagine a fishing boat leaving the shores of one nation, its nets cast wide, unaware that the ripples of its catch will reach distant seas. It seems almost unbelievable, but overfishing in a single country can trigger ecological disasters thousands of miles away. It’s a domino effect, hidden beneath the waves, shaping the fate of ...