Best of our wild blogs: 15 Mar 16

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Rocking shore at Lazarus wild shores of singapore Identifying the Smaller Charadrius Plovers Singapore Bird Group

Measures taken to ensure Singapore can cope with higher intensity storms: MEWR

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Flood-prone areas in the Republic have been reduced from 3,200 hectares in the 1970s, to 32 hectares today. However, with the unpredictable ...

In pictures: Jubilee Whale Exhibit at Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

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Dawn Karen Tan, Ngau Kai Yan, Channel NewsAsia 14 Mar 16; SINGAPORE: Remember the female sperm whale that washed ashore in late-July last...

942 stray dogs, 888 stray cats and 623 wild monkeys euthanised in 2015: MND

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There are an estimated 60,000 stray cats, 7,000 stray dogs and 1,900 wild monkeys in Singapore, said MND. A total of 265 dogs and 129 cats w...

Malaysia: Johor going for long-term answers to water woes

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The Star 15 Mar 16; KOTA TINGGI: Johor is confident that there will be a long-term solution to water woes that hit several of its distric...

Malaysia: Forest City, the first artificial island to get duty-free status

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The Star 15 Mar 16; SINGAPORE: The Forest City, a mega development on four man-made islands in Iskandar Malaysia, has been accorded duty-...

Malaysia: Schools should stop outdoor activities if heatwave persists

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The Star 15 Mar 16; KUALA LUMPUR : School heads have been told to stop outdoor activities if the weather gets too hot. “A ministry circ...

Malaysia: Hotspots bring about haze to Sabah’s western side

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The Star 15 Mar 16; KOTA KINABALU: Five hotspots over Sabah triggered by the El-Nino phenomena have brought in haze to the west coast and...

Malaysia: Turtle conservation awareness bearing results

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MUGUNTAN VANAR The Star 15 Mar 16; KOTA KINABALU: A growing awareness of turtle conservation has seen more members of the public surrende...

Indonesia: Slash-and-burn method contributes to hotspots in Riau: Official

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Antara 14 Mar 16; Pekanbaru (ANTARA News) - Several hotspots in Bengkalis District, Riau, are caused by the extreme weather during the dr...

Indonesia warns of fire risk in haze-prone regions in March-April

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Reuters 14 Mar 16; Indonesia expects dryer than normal weather in several fire and haze-prone regions in western and central Indonesia in...

Philippines: Rising sea levels threaten 13.6 M Pinoys – Gore

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Helen Flores and Alexis Romero The Philippine Star 15 Mar 16; MANILA, Philippines - At least 13.6 million Filipinos living in coastal are...