Best of our wild blogs: 30 Apr 09

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CITES to scrutinize Solomon Islands dolphin trade on the wild shores of singapore blog 16 May 2009: Second Singapore Animal Welfare Symposiu...

More 'sky gardens' set to blossom

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New URA plan makes landscaping a must for new projects downtown April Chong and Jessica Cheam, Straits Times 30 Apr 09; EXPECT to see more ...

Marine Pollution: Increased coastal regulation likely

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Sam Bateman, Straits Times 30 Apr 09; IN MARCH 1989, the large American oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska's King William So...

China’s grand plans for eco cities lie abandoned

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Christina Larson, People and Planet 29 Apr 09; Mostly conceived by international architects, China’s eco-cities were intended to be models ...

Conserving biodiversity to reduce impacts of climate change

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Rodrigo U. Fuentes, Executive Director ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity 29 Apr 09; A recent study conducted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB...

Future of Indonesia's Coral Reefs Need Joint Action Plan

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Fidelis E. Satriastanti, Jakarta Globe 29 Apr 09; Indonesia’s coral reefs are still in good shape but with global warming already making it...

Economic woes may damage moves to slow deforestation

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Niluksi Koswanage and Aloysius Bhui, Reuters 29 Apr 09; KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA, April 29 (Reuters) - Growing economic pain may increasingly f...

Sir David Attenborough calls for more protection for orang-utans

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Sir David Attenborough has called for greater protection for the wild habitat of orang-utans amid fears "emotional" television pro...

Bangladesh Fears Rising Seas "Devastating"

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Alister Doyle, PlanetArk 30 Apr 09; TROMSOE - Low-lying Bangladesh risks devastating impacts from rising world sea levels caused by climate...

Whale sharks on the rise in Australia

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Narelle Towie, Perth Now 30 Apr 09; POPULATIONS of the world's largest fish, the whale shark, are increasing at WA's Ningaloo Reef,...

Sea turtles get protection from fishing lines in Gulf of Mexico

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Temporary ban on longlines in Gulf of Mexico during feeding season MSNBC Associated Press 29 Apr 09; NEW ORLEANS - In a move to protect sea...

EU Promises Tighter Fishing Laws To Protect Sharks

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Jeremy Smith, PlanetArk 30 Apr 09; LUXEMBOURG - European Union ministers called on Thursday for urgent action to tighten hunting controls o...