Indonesia: Study finds moratorium does little to curb deforestation

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Moses Ompusunggu The Jakarta Post 26 May 17; A new study has found forest cover losses in Indonesia remained high during a six-year morat...

Best of our wild blogs: 26 May 17

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Launch of the Biodiversity Library of Southeast Asia News from Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum 3 June (Sat): R.U.M. at Balik Chek...

Bat man has a secret mission on Pulau Ubin

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Despite its small size, Singapore is home to a large variety of animal and plant species. But conserving them is an ongoing challenge. In th...

Singapore must be more transparent in shark fin trade: Report

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Singapore was ranked the world’s second-largest shark fin trader by value after Hong Kong, according to trade figures from 2012-2013, say co...

Indonesia: 310 hectares of rice fields inundated in Langkat, North Sumatra

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Antara 26 May 17; Langkat, N Sumatra (ANTARA News) - Rice fields measuring a total of 310 hectares were flooded in the sub-districts of S...

Best of our wild blogs: 25 May 17

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3 Jun, 2017 (Sat): Balik Chek Jawa with the Chek Jawa community Adventures with the Naked Hermit Crabs Secretive Critters Always Spark ...

Malaysia: Sabah to fight nature with nature

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RUBEN SARIO The Star 25 May 17; KOTA KINABALU: Researchers are racing against time to breed a tiny insect that they hope will destroy a...

Malaysia: Cops save 141 pangolins bound for the pot

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SHARANPAL SINGH RANDHAWA The Star 24 May 17 ALOR SETAR: A total of 141 live pangolins were rescued by police following a raid at a doub...

Thailand: Parks Dept orders dugong project to be revised

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APINYA WIPATAYOTIN Bangkok Post 25 May 17; The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has ordered Hat Chao Mai...

2 endangered turtles debut at SEA Aquarium after rescue, rehab

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Channel NewsAsia 23 May 17; SINGAPORE: After more than a year of rehabilitation, two rare rescued turtles joined the SEA Aquarium's m...

Indonesia: Widespread hotspots mark the start of dry season

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Rizal Harahap The Jakarta Post 23 May 17; Hotspots have sprung up in several regencies across Riau in the last two days marking the start...

Vietnam: Bái Tử Long recognised as Vietnam's 6th ASEAN Heritage Park

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Viet Nam News 23 May 17; QUẢNG NINH — Bái Tử Long National Park in the northern province of Quảng Ninh has been recognised as the 38th AS...