Best of our wild blogs: 23 Aug 10

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It's all about increasing.... Numbers! from Psychedelic Nature Anatomy of a Coppersmith Barbet’s nest from Bird Ecology Study Group

ACRES helping errant zoos do better

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Singapore animal welfare group is seeking to improve standard of care and treatment in region Victoria Vaughan & Grace Chua Straits Time...

Unchecked migration would see Singapore swell, Haiti halve

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Jordi Zamora and Karin Zeitvogel (AFP) Google News 21 Aug 10; WASHINGTON — Singapore, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia would see their populati...

The next big thing for Singapore?

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Business Times 23 Aug 10; After the IRs and the F1 race, and now the YOG, what should be the 'next big thing' for Singapore? How wo...

Police shoot dead rare leopard in Indonesia

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AFP Google News 22 Aug 10; JAKARTA — A rare Javan leopard was shot dead by police after it strayed into a village in Indonesia, police said...

Injured sea turtle fighting for its life in Tioman

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New Straits Times 22 Aug 10; ROMPIN: A green turtle (penyu agar) was left battling for its life after it was believed to have been hit by a...

Hand signs that spell illegal sea turtle egg trade in Malaysia

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New Straits Times 23 Aug 10; SANDAKAN: The "OK" hand sign where the thumb and index finger forms an "O" means different...

Endangered spaces: Can our wildest places survive tourism?

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Our wildest places are overrun with tourists. So how can nature-lovers justify visiting them? Stanley Johnson The Independent 23 Aug 10; Ec...

Researchers monitoring Hawaii coral for bleaching

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Audrey Mcavoy, Associated Press Yahoo News 23 Aug 10; PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Scientists plan to monitor corals in the Northwestern Hawaiian...

Global warming may be cause of sharp rise in dengue cases: Malaysian Minister

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Ong Han Sean The Star 22 Aug 10; BENTONG: Global warming and changing weather patterns appear to have led to an “alarming” rise in dengue c...

Australia turns to sun, wind and waves for clean energy

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* Australia races to capitalise on clean energy sources * Need to decide carbon price key to plan's success * Cheap conventional energy ...

China closes factories as green deadline looms

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Allison Jackson Yahoo News 21 Aug 10; BEIJING (AFP) – China, facing the risk of embarrassment if it misses a looming environmental deadline...