Best of our wild blogs: 30 Sep 16

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Fun with R.U.M. mangrove workshop! wild shores of singapore Fires driving deforestation in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem mongabay.com ...

PUB to award contract for $400-500m desalination plant next month

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Tan Hwee Hwee, Business Times AsiaOne 29 Sep 16; SINGAPORE - National water agency PUB is expected to unveil, within weeks, the winner of...

Malaysia: Murai birds worth RM23K seized

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NABILA AHMAD The Star 29 Sep 16; KOTA TINGGI: The marine police have seized 460 Murai birds worth RM23,000 and detained a 30-year-old man...

Malaysia to fight ‘no palm oil’ label

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The Star 30 Sep 16; BERLIN: Malaysia is set to go all out to fight the “no palm oil” label issue in the European region, says Prime Minis...

Indonesia: Activists urge Indonesia to prioritize ecotourism

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The Jakarta Post 29 Sep 16; The government must prioritize eco-friendly tourism to engage local people in developing the tourism industry...

Thailand Suspends Seahorse Trade Amid Conservation Concerns

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CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, ASSOCIATED PRESS ABC News 29 Sep 16; JOHANNESBURG: Seahorses, traded by the millions annually as an ingredient in tr...

Australia: Dugong deaths along Queensland coast spark calls for testing to prevent further losses

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Stephanie Smail ABC 29 Sep 16; Four dugongs have been found dead along the Queensland coast in the past week, sparking calls for testing ...

Rare bird being driven to extinction by poaching for its 'red ivory' bill

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Helmeted hornbills’ solid red beak sells for several times the price of elephant ivory due to soaring demand on the Chinese black market Da...

New data shows 'staggering' extent of great ape trade

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Matt McGrath BBC 30 Sep 16; A new database suggests say there has been a dramatic under-reporting of the live, illegal trade in great ape...

Furniture that destroys forests: crackdown on 'rampant' trade in rosewood

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Cites summit moves to protect the world’s most trafficked wild product by placing all 300 species of the tree under trade restrictions Dami...

Shoppers in England now far more likely to use their own bags

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Study finds a rise in the number of people carrying their own bags since the introduction of a 5p charge on plastic bags nearly a year ago ...

Best of our wild blogs: 29 Sep 16

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Fishy business at Changi Creek The Long and Winding Road Pelagic Birding in the Straits of Singapore Singapore Bird Group