Best of our wild blogs: 31 May 09

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Another Re-Discovery for Singapore! on the Butterflies of Singapore blog Marine life destroyed by massive pollution at Kranji Reservoir on t...

Singapore beaches are relatively safe

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But they can still pose a danger to those who cannot swim, warn experts Shuli Sudderuddin , Teo Wan Gek, Straits Times 31 May 09; If you ca...

MacRitchie makeover done

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Phase 1 ready with two-storey carpark; amenities centre and food kiosk yet to open Jamie Ee Wen Wei, Straits Times 31 May 09; The long wait...

Fine monkey feeders to the max

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Straits Times 31 May 09; I refer to the article, ' Heavy fines a bid to stop feeding of monkeys ' (May 17). I live near Lower Peirc...

'Flood map' of Malaysia drawn up

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Staying dry before the flood strikes New Straits Times 31 May 09; A ‘flood map’ has been drawn using satellite images from the worst floods...

Illegal Trade In Vietnam's Marine Turtles Continues Despite National Ban

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ScienceDaily 30 May 09; Marine turtles are vanishing from Viet Nam’s waters and illegal trade is largely to blame says a new study by TRAFF...

Two with tiger skins arrested in Malaysia

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Noor Adzman Baharuddin and Adib Povera, New Straits Times 30 May 09; ALOR STAR: Local conservationists have estimated that there are now fe...

South African officials kill 35 stranded whales

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Yahoo News 30 May 09; CAPETOWN, South Africa (AFP) – South Africa officials shot dead some 35 whales in a group of 55 stranded on a beach i...

Jaguar mums give up baby secrets

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Matt Walker, BBC News 29 May 09; Jaguars are one of the most elusive of large animals, reluctant to be filmed or tracked in their natural h...

Sentosa IR cutting it a little too close?

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Its recruitment tour is cut short and it may face licence issues even as opening date nears Lim Wei Chean, Straits Times 30 May 09; WITH ju...

The hook on sustainable seafood

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Straits Times 30 May 09; WORLD Wildlife Fund (WWF) ecologist Katherine Short was in Singapore recently to raise awareness of the charity...

Time Singapore started tapping into clean energy: NMP

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‘Grow clean energy sector’ Neo Chai Chin, Today Online 30 May 09; IT IS a win-win proposition for the environment and Singapore’s economy —...