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Four New Thai Plant Species Found, One Mimics Monkey Face

Researchers from the Department of National Parks have introduced four new plant species that they have discovered, one of which has a strange flower resembling a monkey's face
Blackchin tilapia

Thailand Fights Alien Fish: Measures to Control African Blackchin Tilapia

The Department of Fisheries has taken 5 measures to control the spread of the blackchin tilapia, which has caused considerable ecological damage
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5 New Species Discovered in Thailand, Both Plants and Insects

BANGKOK - The National Science Museum Thailand (NSM), under the leadership of Asst. Prof. Dr. Rawin Raviwong, Director of NSM, held a press conference...

Freshwater Snail Species Spotted In South China After Over 100 Years

A group of international scientists has rediscovered a sessile freshwater snail endemic to China after it had disappeared for more than 100 years. The discovery...

Thailand Announces the Discovery of a New Species of Alligator

Discovering fossils of alligators in Asia, including Alligator munensis in Thailand, shows that the alligator's habitat was much more extensive in the past than...
In this photo circulated on social media, tourists pose with starfishes in the sea off Koh Racha in Phuket Province on June 22, 2023.

Chinese Tourists Face Charges for Taking Photos with Starfish

PHUKET — Marine protection officials on Friday filed a police complaint against Chinese tourists for taking photos with rare sea creatures in the sea off Koh Racha.

Water Monitor Meat Was Not Destined for Fish Balls

Water monitor meat was not destined for processing into fish balls. It also could not be found in the markets along the borders. Police confirm...
In this photo provided by Wonders of the Mekong taken on June 14, 2022, a team of Cambodian and American scientists and researchers, along with Fisheries Administration officials prepare to release a giant freshwater stingray back into the Mekong River in the northeastern province of Stung Treng, Cambodia. Photo: Chhut Chheana / Wonders of the Mekong via AP

Cambodian Catches World’s Largest Recorded Freshwater Fish

BANGKOK (AP) — The world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia, according to scientists from the Southeast Asian nation and the United States.

Rare Tiger Cubs Spotted in Khao Yai Signal Hope for Vanishing Species

BANGKOK — The first footage of Indochinese tigers breeding in the wild is evidence the critically endangered species could be recovering, wildlife advocates said Wednesday.

Scientists Claim New Gibbon Species, Name It Luke Skywalker

LONDON — Researchers in China claim they have identified a new species of gibbon in the remote forests along its border with Burma – and have named it after Star Wars character Luke Skywalker.

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