Vietnam: 2 tonnes of ivory seized

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Channel NewsAsia 7 Oct 16; HANOI: Around two tonnes of ivory hidden in a timber shipment from Mozambique has been seized in Vietnam, cust...

Philippines: Large marine protected areas established in Palawan

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Update Philippines 7 Oct 16; A whopping 1,013,340 hectares covering both the coastal and offshore waters of Cagayancillo, plus 80,000 hec...

Japan: 80 percent of Ishigaki Island’s coral reefs becoming bleached

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Ryukyu Shimpo 9 Oct 16; On September 11, Ishigaki Island Coastal Leisure Safety Council examined the problem of bleached coral, using a s...

Otters eat up to $500 worth of fish a night at fishing pond

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Otters raid commercial fishing pond at Pasir Ris Park almost daily. Owner says problem has become worse. AZIM AZMAN The New Paper 7 Oct 16...

Malaysia: Johor tells residents in 12 coastal areas to prepare for high tide phenomenon

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AHMAD FAIRUZ OTHMAN New Straits Times 6 Oct 16; JOHOR BARU: The Johor government has urged residents in 12 coastal areas to take precauti...

Malaysia: Terengganu turtles winning conservation war thanks to human hero

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ADRIAN DAVID New Straits Times 7 Oct 16; KUALA TERENGANU: A concerted effort by the Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia has helped sa...

Malaysia: Dengue cases drop this week, Zika outbreak contained

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FAZLEENA AZIZ New Straits Times 7 Oct 16; PUTRAJAYA: Dengue cases in the country are continuing to drop, with only 1,710 cases reported i...

Indonesia: Cultivating land without burning

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Erlinda Ekaputri Jakarta Post 6 Oct 16; The forest and land fires that occurred in 2014 and 2015 may have been more devastating than the ...

Indonesia: Three Suspects Arrested in Jakarta for Selling Slow Lorises on Facebook

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Ratri M. Siniwi Jakarta Globe 6 Oct 16; Jakarta. Three suspects have been arrested after the police uncovered an online trade selling cri...

Aviation industry agrees deal to cut CO2 emissions

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Roger Harrabin BBC 7 Oct 16; Air travel accounts for as much CO2 emission as the nation of Germany - and it's growing The first dea...

Best of our wild blogs: 6 Oct 16

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Mystic Flamebacks and Flying Lizards Winging It Missing Birds-Moustached Babbler Singapore Bird Group

Despite small size, Singapore can play big role in food production: Khaw

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Sara Grosse, Channel NewsAsia 6 Oct 16; SINGAPORE: The Republic has the potential to be a “living lab” for new food production technolog...