Best of our wild blogs: 27 Feb 16

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Rail Corridor Roving Exhibitions & Community Workshops The Long and Winding Road

Sand wars: Singapore's growth comes at the environmental expense of its neighbours

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Lindsay Murdoch Sydney Morning Herald 26 Feb 16; Phnom Penh: Just two years ago a small sandbar could be seen jutting out of the narrow s...

A subway tunnel under Singapore's rainforest? No way, say activists

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PAIGE LIM Reuters 26 Feb 16; A plan to build a subway tunnel under Singapore's largest patch of primary rainforest has drawn sharp pr...

Activists concerned over more damage to Central Catchment Nature Reserve

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Stefanus Ian Yahoo News 26 Feb 16; On top of having 16 boreholes worth of damage, the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (CCNR) will likely...

Govt agencies may post environmental impact studies online in future

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NEO CHAI CHIN Today Online 27 Feb 16; SINGAPORE — Following the unprecedented release online of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) ...

New S$2m facility on Pulau Ubin to educate public about the island

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The Ubin Living Lab will provide groups with an outdoor classroom to learn about the island's history, nature and heritage, while suppor...

Itching to discover new species

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Audrey Tan, Straits Times AsiaOne 27 Feb 16; A collage of photographs taken by civil servant and amateur ant scientist Mark Wong. To cap...

Critically endangered Sunda Pangolin found dead in Mandai after being hit by vehicle

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Today Online 27 Feb 16; SINGAPORE — The carcass of a Sunda Pangolin, a “critically endangered” species according to the Singapore Red Dat...

Malaysia: UKM don warns of prolonged dry spell in Sabah

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RUBEN SARIO The Star 27 Feb 16; KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is seeing rainfall in some parts while other areas are experiencing dry condition...

Malaysia: Forest fire breaks out at Pulau Lalang

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RAHMAT KHAIRULRIJAL New Straits Times 26 Feb 16; LUMUT: A forest fire broke out at Pulau Lalang near here today, destroying 1.2 hectares ...

Malaysia: Patients moved to hospital's upper level as flash floods in Sarawak worsen

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ADIB POVERA New Straits Times 27 Feb 16; KUCHING: Patients on the ground floor of Sarawak General Hospital here had to be evacuated as an...

Malaysia: Turtle rehabilitation programme lured 22,000 visitors to Terengganu last year

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ADRIAN DAVID New Straits Times 27 Feb 16; KEMAMAN: Over 22,000 local and overseas visitors flocked to Terengganu last year to get a bette...