Best of our wild blogs: 23 Feb 11

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Special seashore trips for kids by Cicada Tree Eco Place this quarter from wild shores of singapore Biodiversity for kids during the March ...

When a weed isn't quite a weed

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Let's take a second look at the potential of these hardy, unwanted plants Tan Hui Yee Straits Times 23 Feb 11; WEEDS have invaded the h...

Coral 'Network' Can Protect Asia-Pacific Fish Stocks, Study Suggests

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ScienceDaily 21 Feb 11; An international scientific team has shown that strong links between the corals reefs of the south China sea, West ...

Man-made islands in Bohol? No way, fishers say

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Jesse Edep GMA News 21 Feb 11; For the mayor of Panglao town and potential investors, it represents limitless revenues. But for the local f...

Baby Dolphin Deaths Spike Along Gulf Coast

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Leigh Coleman PlanetArk 23 Feb 11; Marine scientists are examining the deaths of 20 baby dolphins whose carcasses have washed ashore in Mis...

South-East Asia's vanishing forests: Battle to save the trees

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Indonesia: Forests may be gone in 35 years' time South-east Asia suffered the highest rate of deforestation in the world over the past 2...

Papua's natural resources conservation center to rehabilitate 1,500 hectares of Lorentz

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Antara 22 Feb 11; Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA News) - The Papua Province Center for Conservation of Natural Resources will rehabilitate about 1...

Indonesia: Pagaralam's protected forest area reduced by 4,000 hectares

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Antara 22 Feb 11; Pagaralam, South Sumatra (ANTARA News) - The protected forest area in Pagaralam city, South Sumatra, which used to be 28,...

Australia: Fence tactic thwarts toxic toad

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Winnie Andrews Yahoo News 23 Feb 11; PARIS (AFP) – For three-quarters of a century, the cane toad has rampaged around northeastern Australi...

Tidal waves destroy hundreds of houses in Central Sulawesi

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Antara 22 Feb 11; Palu, C Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - Around 150 houses in Buol district, Central Sulawesi, have been destroyed by tidal waves...

Green Tax Urged Over Jakarta Water Crisis Fear

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Ulma Haryanto Jakarta Globe 23 Feb 11; A leading environmental group has warned of an acute water shortage hitting Jakarta unless the admin...

Global Planting of Biotech Crops Jumps 10 Percent: Report

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Carey Gillam PlanetArk 23 Feb 11; Global plantings of biotech crops increased 10 percent last year, continuing steady growth over the past ...