Best of our wild blogs: 2 Mar 10

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2010 TeamSeagrass Orientation 27 & 28 Mar (Sat & Sun) a great time to join the Team from teamseagrass Killer whale tragedy a wakeup ...

Oil, natural gas, coal to stay top energy sources: study

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The 3 fossil fuels will account for nearly 80% of global needs up till 2030 Ronnie Lim, Business Times 2 Mar 10; (SINGAPORE) From now till ...

Online volunteer portal doubles its membership

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3,400 members now, with over one-third from 25-34 age group Ang Yiying, Straits Times 2 Mar 10; SG Cares, the online portal which offers fl...

February 2010 is driest month for Singapore since records began in 1869

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Joanne Chan, Channel NewsAsia 1 Mar 10; SINGAPORE: February was the driest month in 140 years, since 1869, when records of rainfall first s...

Can palm oil help Indonesia's poor?

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Bill Law BBC Radio 1 Mar 10; Panorama last week reported on the disturbing destruction of orangutan habitats in Indonesia for palm oil ...

Will Indonesia's Last Tigers Survive?

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Tasa Nugraza Barley, Jakarta Globe 1 Mar 10; TasIt’s not just the Chinese who are celebrating the Year of the Tiger — the World Wildlife Fu...

Chinese authorities block reporting of wild Siberian tiger's death

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First Siberian tiger found in wild for 20 years raises questions over handling of claims of rediscovered wild animals in China Jonathan Watt...

Scientists find community involvement, not only enforcement, drives success of marine reserves

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University of Rhode Island, EurkeAlert 1 Mar 10; Largest study of marine protected areas links social, ecological systems KINGSTON, R.I. – ...

Ancient Corals Hold New Hope for Reefs

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ScienceDaily 1 Mar 10; Fossil corals, up to half a million years old, are providing fresh hope that coral reefs may be able to withstand th...

Turtles: the new clue to climate change?

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Vesela Todorova, The National 1 Mar 10; ABU DHABI // For as long as anyone could remember, hundreds of marine turtles used to make their wa...

Common weed-killer chemically castrates frogs: study

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Yahoo News 2 Mar 10; WASHINGTON (AFP) – One of the most common weed killers in the world, atrazine, causes chemical castration in frogs and...

For Pennies, a Disposable Toilet That Could Help Grow Crops

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Sindya N. Bhanoo, The New York Times 1 Mar 10; A Swedish entrepreneur is trying to market and sell a biodegradable plastic bag that acts as...