Best of our wild blogs: 17 Oct 08

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New nature flickr gallery by Kok Sheng, with lots of sea stars! more on his wonderful creations blog Quick trip to Cyrene Reef with amazing ...

Freedom closer for Atlantis whale shark in Dubai

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Vesela Todorova, The National 16 Oct 08; DUBAI: Pressure mounted yesterday on the Atlantis Hotel to release back into the wild a “rescued” ...

Birds of a feather block together

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Mohd Ishak Samon, The New Paper 17 Oct 08; BIRD-WATCHING is now a favourite pastime at this HDB block, after a flock of 50 Little Egrets de...

Commitment to protect marine environment

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Vincent Wee, Business Times 17 Oct 08; AS in any major port, the possibility of mishap cannot be ruled out. But the Maritime and Port Autho...

No species lasts for ever, but the current rate of extinction is terrible

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Biodiversity is crucial to the working of the ecosystems we humans rely on for our survival, says Kirsty Park Dr Kirsty Park, The Guardian ...

Dolphin meat bad for the health, say Japanese scientists

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Justin McCurry, guardian.co.uk 16 Oct 08; Slices of raw whale meat - an expensive delicacy - are served in the Japanese coastal town of Wad...

Call for ban on primates as pets in the UK

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Mark Kinver, BBC News 16 Oct 08; A loophole in animal welfare laws that allows primates to be kept as household pets should be closed, an M...

All ships should follow emission standards: International Maritime Organization

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Vincent Wee, Business Times 17 Oct 08; REDUCTIONS in carbon emissions agreed to by the International Maritime Organization should apply glo...

Crisis Shows Urgency of Going Organic - Shiva

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Nicola Leske, PlanetArk 17 Oct 08; FRANKFURT - Indian physicist and environmental activist Vandana Shiva said the financial crisis showed i...

Oxfam appeals for funds: 'Nearly a billion people face starvation'

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Straits Times 17 Oct 08; LONDON: Oxfam launched an urgent appeal to mark UN World Food Day yesterday, saying that even as hundreds of billi...

UN agency issues SOS for food aid

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Global financial crisis threatens aid to the world's hungry, warns World Food Programme official Radha Basu, Straits Times 17 Oct 08; T...

EU Vows "Cost-Effective" Climate Plan Amid Financial Crisis

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Ingrid Melander and Pete Harrison, PlanetArk 17 Oct 08; BRUSSELS - European Union leaders planned on Thursday to appease critics of the blo...