Best of our wild blogs: 8 May 16

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Chek Jawa check-up with net wild shores of singapore 200m net removed at Chek Jawa (7 May 2016) Project Driftnet Singapore Butterfly...

Malaysia: Fishermen baffled by poor daily catch

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The Star 8 May 16; BALIK PULAU: Some 1,000 fishermen from Pulau Betong and Kuala Sungai Pinang are claiming dwindling financial returns d...

Malaysia: Bukit Bintang next to be polystyrene-free in KL

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The Star 7 May 16; KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Bintang is set to become the second area here to be free of polystyrene food containers as Kuala L...

Malaysia: Seven caught ferrying 'exotic bushmeat' in Keningau

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OLIVIA MIWIL New Straits Times 7 May 16; KENINGAU: Sabah Wildlife detained seven people after they were caught ferrying different types o...

Indonesia: Land and forest fires rarely stop in Riau’s unique climate

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Rizal Harahap The Jakarta Post 7 May 16; Hot spots are still present in a number of regencies in Riau province despite it being the rainy...

Indonesia: Authorities Begin Water Bombing After Fast-Spreading Fires Detected in Riau

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Jakarta Globe 7 May 16; Jakarta. Authorities have dispatched helicopters to assist efforts to extinguish land and forest fires across Ria...

Illegal wildlife trade campaign enlists tourists

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Mark Kinver, BBC News 8 May 16; Conservationists have launched a global campaign asking the public to help tackle the illegal trade in wi...

Haze may be less severe due to La Nina rains

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Audrey Tan, My Paper AsiaOne 5 May 16; This year, Singapore may not experience haze as severe as last year. This is because the El Nino...

Indonesia: Satellites detect 13 hotspots in Riau

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Antara 6 May 16; Pekanbaru (ANTARA News) - The Terra and Aqua satellites detected 13 hotspots in five districts in Riau Province, on Frid...

Solomon Islands: Rising sea levels blamed for the disappearance of five reef islands

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* New evidence first time anecdotal accounts of sea level rising impacts confirmed * Nuatambu Island lost more than half of its habitable a...

Best of our wild blogs: 6 May 16

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Singapore Raptor Report – March 2016 Singapore Bird Group

Royston Tan's 'Homecoming' - film about people of Pulau Ubin

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Royston Tan: 'I must rebel for the right reason' Despite a string of govt-commissioned works, film-maker Roystan Tan says he has no...