Best of our wild blogs: 14 Aug 16

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A visit to Lentor-Tagore forest Nature and Us Night Walk At Venus Drive (12 Aug 2016) Beetles@SG BLOG Company ordered to pay record ...

Algae bloom turns water in Kranji Reservoir green

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The authorities said the algae bloom has not affected fish in the reservoir or nearby fish farms and Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, although ...

Large ivory seizures in Singapore make it a smuggling hub of 'primary concern'

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In the last three years, significant amounts of illegal ivory have been picked up in the Singapore – conservationists worry that new smuggli...

Ray of hope for monkey species near extinction

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Audrey Tan The Straits Times AsiaOne 13 Aug 16; A rare, reclusive monkey native to Singapore is on the brink of extinction, but a new str...

Malaysia: Close watch over river pollution in Johor

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KATHLEEN ANN KILI The Star 13 Aug 16; JOHOR BARU: The state government has issued a directive to the Environment Department (DOE) to cond...

Malaysia: Water rationing in Kluang for a month due to drastic drop in Sembrong Kiri river

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Scheduled water supply in Kluang from Aug 16 to Sept 15 BERNAMA New Straits Times 12 Aug 16; JOHOR BARU: SAJ Holdings (SAJ) today announ...

Malaysia facing serious water risks

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HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM The Star 14 Aug 16; PETALING JAYA: Several areas in eight states and Kuala Lumpur are expected to be under increa...

Malaysia: Miri kicks off nationwide campaign to save the sharks

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STEPHEN THEN The Star 13 Aug 16; MIRI: The Fisheries Department Malaysia has kicked off a nationwide campaign to reduce consumption of sh...

Indonesia: Five provinces declare fire alert emergency status

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Antara 13 Aug 16; Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Five governors have declared an emergency alert status in anticipation of land and forest fires...

Indonesia: Nip Wildfires in the Bud, President Jokowi Says

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Eko Prasetyo Jakarta Globe 13 Aug 16; Jakarta. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo held a cabinet meeting at his office on Friday (1...

Indonesia: More firms to be on lawsuit list for causing haze

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Hans Nicholas Jong The Jakarta Post 13 Aug 16; The government is preparing more lawsuits against some of the alleged perpetrators of last...

US Agency Studies How to Detect Algae Bloom Outbreaks

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BRADY MCCOMBS, Associated Press ABC News 13 Aug 16; Scientists spent this week studying how nutrient levels contribute to algae blooms on...