Best of our wild blogs: 18 Aug 10

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25 Aug (Wed): Talk on "Chek Jawa: Our Natural Heritage" from wild shores of singapore AVA's Responsible Pet Ownership programm...

Scientists to document new plants in pristine part of Borneo

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The Star 17 Aug 10; KOTA KINABALU: A team of 150 local scientists and researchers, including a team from the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, ...

Groups warn Gulf oil spill may be worse than claimed

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Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Yahoo News 18 Aug 10; WASHINGTON – Researchers are warning that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is a bigger ...

Mexican Butterflies Threatened By Severe Storms

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Caroline Stauffer PlanetArk 17 Aug 10; Fabled monarch butterflies are facing a new threat from severe storms that have devastated some sanc...

Signs of hope for higher rice yields

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IRIN Reuters AlertNet 17 Aug 10; LOS BANOS, 17 August 2010 (IRIN) - Scientists at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) report s...

Protect nature for world economic security, warns UN biodiversity chief

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Ahmed Djoghlaf says nations risk economic collapse and loss of culture if it does not protect the natural world • 'Crown jewels' of ...

Extreme weather unlikely to help climate talks

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* Weather extremes seen adding stridency, not solutions * But still deadlock at U.N. talks between rich and poor Alister Doyle, Reuters Aler...

Host Mexico aims to save global climate talks

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* Mexico says results a must at climate meeting * "Breakthrough" still possible at December negotiations Caroline Stauffer and Pat...

Best of our wild blogs: 17 Aug 10

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Biodiversity for kids during the September holidays! from Celebrating Singapore's BioDiversity! Terumbu Pempang Tengah - TPT from ashira

Massive coral mortality following bleaching in Indonesia

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Wildlife Conservation Society EurekAlert 16 Aug 10; Wildlife Conservation Society and partners document large-scale coral bleaching and dea...

Phuket Dugongs Die in Netting Nightmare

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Phuketwan 17 Aug 10; THIS baby dugong was one of two found dead on Sunday at Ko Yao Noi, off Phuket. Marine biologists said the female dugo...

World's population in 1,000 Singapores

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Venice Biennale exhibit illustrates Singapore's compact housing model Grace Chua Straits Times 17 Aug 10; IF THE world were built like ...