Best of our wild blogs: 16 Sep 08

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More cleanup updates Punggol beach and Pandan mangroves on the News from International Coastal Cleanup blog New record of sea fan snails ...

Rainforest conversion to oil palm causes 83% of wildlife to disappear

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mongabay.com 15 Sep 08; Conversion of primary rainforest to an oil palm plantation results in a loss of more than 80 percent of species, re...

Commercial bushmeat trade is devastating wildlife in Central Africa

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mongabay.com 15 Sep 08; Commercial killing of rainforest wildlife is putting biodiversity at risk and reducing sources of protein for rural...

Singapore safe from rising sea levels

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New reclamation projects in Singapore have been built at least 125cm above the highest recorded tide level. The sea level is projected to ri...

Water tax sends important message

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Jeremy Au Yong, Straits Times 16 Sep 08; THE water conservation tax is here to stay as it sends an important message to Singaporeans, said ...

They bulldozed kampung of my heart

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Diary of a Village Girl Last week, the first farmstay resort at Lim Chu Kang opened its doors. Consisting of a spa and 19 villas, the D'...

Foldable bicycles now allowed on buses during weekdays

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Lian Cheong, Channel NewsAsia 15 Sep 08; SINGAPORE: Foldable bicycles are now allowed onboard buses even on weekdays, but not during rush...

Oceans are 'too noisy' for whales

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Richard Black, BBC News website 15 Sep 08; Levels of noise in the world's oceans are causing serious problems for whales, dolphins and ...

The plight of the bluefin

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Ted Danson, BBC Green Room 15 Sep 08; The Atlantic bluefin tuna is a magnificent creature in a desperate plight, says Ted Danson. It may ...

Ted Danson launches attack on British fish and chips over rare shark

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Louise Gray, The Telegraph 15 Sep 08; A leading Hollywood actor has attacked the traditional British dish of fish and chips for causing the...

Strange 'Ant from Mars' Discovered

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Andrea Thompson, LiveScience.com 15 Sep 08; A newly discovered species of a blind, subterranean predator - dubbed the "Ant from Mars...

Double trouble for Nepal's tigers

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Navin Singh Khadka, BBC News 15 Sep 08; Conservationists in Nepal say efforts to save the nation's dwindling tiger populations are faci...