UK: Plastic bag use on the rise after years of decline

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Between 2006 and 2009 carrier bag use was down by 40% but in 2010 the downward trend was reversed Fiona Harvey guardian.co.uk 28 Jul 11; Br...

Best of our wild blogs: 28 Jul 11

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“Please help to bring the dinosaurs to Singapore” the Raffles Museum’s Diplodocus Family appeal from The Biodiversity crew @ NUS Learning a...

Green corridor master plan sought

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Esther Ng Channel NewsAsia 27 Jul 11; SINGAPORE: The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said a competition will be organised for architect...

Bali starlings returned to habitat from Singapore

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Antara 27 Jul 11; Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - Three Bali Starlings (Leucopsar rothschildi), also known as Rothschild`s Mynah, were succe...

Indonesian Ulema Issue Fatwa on Destructive Mining

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Fidelis E. Satriastanti Jakarta Globe 27 Jul 11; The Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) issued a religious edict, known as a fatwa, on Wedn...

Live animals seized en route to Jakarta

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TRAFFIC 27 Jul 11; Jakarta, Indonesia, 27th July 2011—A known Indonesian wildlife dealer has been caught red-handed, attempting to smuggle ...

Malagasy Frontier Police seize Indonesia-bound shipment of 'world's rarest' tortoises

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An estimated 440 to 770 Ploughshare Tortoises exist in the wild, yet a staggering 26 were seized earlier this week in Madagascar, bound for ...

U.S. Officials Seize One Ton Of Smuggled Elephant Ivory

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Jessica Dye PlanetArk 27 Jul 11; Federal officials seized roughly a ton of ivory in one of the largest U.S. seizures on record and arrested...

Depletion of the body snatchers: bad news for marine environment

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IUCN 28 Jul 11; A recent study conducted for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ has determined that 20% of hagfish species are at an ...

France: Brittany beaches hit by toxic algae

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Dead boars washed up on shores point to lethal hazard of poisonous gas and water pollution from algal slime Angelique Chrisafis guardian.co....

African Land Grab Threatens Food Security: Study

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Christine Stebbins PlanetArk 27 Jul 11; Rich countries grabbing farmland in Africa to feed their growing populations can leave rural popula...

Best of our wild blogs: 27 Jul 11

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New Mangrove Record: Rhizophora x lamarckii from Flying Fish Friends Can beautiful marine life settle naturally on our artificial structures...