Best of our wild blogs: 7 Aug 10

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Mammal Talks at the Singapore Zoo this National Day weekend from The Biodiversity crew @ NUS 24 Aug (Tue): Sea turtle forum and tag and rele...

Imagine the world living in 1,000 Singapores

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Rachel Au-Yong Straits Times 7 Aug 10; THE entire world population could fit into less than 0.5 per cent of earth's total land area - t...

Expect flour prices to go up in Singapore, says importer

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Businesses bracing themselves as Prima plans phased price hike Jessica Lim Straits Times 7 Aug 10; THE effects of a Russian ban on wheat ex...

Malaysia gets tough new wildlife law

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TRAFFIC 5 Aug 10; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 5 August 2010—Malaysia’s Parliament this week passed the country’s tough new Wildlife Conservatio...

Idaho seeks to kill hundreds of protected wolves

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Laura Zuckerman Yahoo News 6 Aug 10; SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Idaho game officials said on Friday they would seek federal approval to kill...

Genetically modified plants 'established in the wild'

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Richard Black BBC News 6 Aug 10; Researchers in the US have found new evidence that genetically modified crop plants can survive and thrive...

Australia firm signs forest CO2 deal with Malaysia tribes

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* Malaysia CO2 project aims to preserve 100,000 ha of forest * Deal with tribes aims to boost livelihoods, incomes * But threat remains from...

Oyster Herpes: Latest Symptom of Global Warming?

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New strain can kill 80 percent of an oyster bed in a week, experts say. Rachel Kaufman, National Geographic News 6 Aug 10; Don't worry—...

Smog from spreading Russia fires chokes Moscow

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Stuart Williams Yahoo News 6 Aug 10; MOSCOW (AFP) – A noxious smog from spreading wildfires choked Moscow Friday as Russia moved to protect...

Pakistan floods seen worsening as heavy rains loom

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* Heavy rains expected over flood areas * Zardari damages his political career * Rains complicate relief efforts Waseem Sattar Reuters Alert...

UN talks flounder as climate impacts mount, say delegates

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Marlowe Hood Yahoo News 6 Aug 10; PARIS (AFP) – UN climate talks tasked with curbing the threat of global warming are backsliding, delegate...

Best of our wild blogs: 6 Aug 10

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Mega Marine Survey of Singapore brand new blog with more background about the survey and an associated facebook page . White-throated Kingf...