Thousands of people were warned to stay indoors and many schools were shut Friday as a thick haze blanketed the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces.

Authorities in the southern province of Ninh Thuan are investigating the potential poisoning of 200 trees found dying in a forest in Bac Ai District.

Around 700 wild animal traps were found on the Son Tra Peninsula in the central city of Danang in the first nine months of this year, according to the Danang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Thailand must ban stubble burning by farmers to improve air quality, the head of a leading agricultural body said Monday, after a spike in dangerous pollution left millions needing medical treatment.

Two troops of 37 rare Assam macaque monkeys have been found at Thiet Son Mountain in the central province of Quang Binh.

The central city of Danang needs to take measures to prevent locals and tourists from feeding monkeys on the Son Tra Peninsula, said Tran Huu Vy, director of the Centre of Biodiversity Conservation and GreenViet.

People in the central province of Ha Tinh’s Huong Khe District have handed over rare animals to the local police.