Best of our wild blogs: 7 Jul 17

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22 Jul (Sat): R.U.M. mangrove clean up and Mangrove Speaks@Sungei Buloh Restore Ubin Mangroves (R.U.M.) Initiative

The volunteer lifeguards of Pulau Ubin: ‘We won’t give up until the body is found’

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Kampong spirit lives on in a community christened “Sea Angel”, who conduct their own search-and-rescue efforts in waters off Singapore. Jus...

Wild crocodile dies from injuries after accident along Kranji Way

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Straits Times 7 Jul 17; SINGAPORE - A wild crocodile has died from its injuries after being involved in an accident along Kranji Way on W...

The haze fight: A new lease of life for affected people in Indonesia

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In the first of a four-part series on the haze fight in Indonesia, we visit Pekanbaru to find out how things have changed for villagers Lat...

Hong Kong seizes largest ivory haul in 30 years

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Reuters 6 Jul 17; Authorities in Hong Kong this week made their largest haul of contraband ivory in more than 30 years, amid surging ille...

Wild boar attacks uncommon in Singapore

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AVA gets one report a year; NParks advises people to keep a safe distance from boars Audrey Tan Straits Times 6 Jul 17; Skirmishes betwe...

What happens to the salt collected from the desalination process?

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Audrey Tan Straits Times 5 Jul 17; Reader Andrew Ng wrote to askST after reading an article in The Straits Times about the construction o...

Keeping Singapore’s ornamental fish industry afloat amid sea of change

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Loke Kok Fai Channel NewsAsia 5 Jul 17; SINGAPORE: In the far northwest of Singapore, narrow wooden walkways carve out paths along mesh-...

Agtech, the new farming tool to boost food security

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PAUL TENG Today Online 6 Jul 17; Modern farming depends on technology such as seed, fertiliser, pesticides, water, and machinery. These h...

Malaysia: Two dead turtles found washed up on Sabah shores within two days

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OLIVIA MIWIL New Straits Times 5 Jul 17; KOTA KINABALU: Two dead turtles have been found in the Sabah west coast over the span of two day...

Malaysia: Tar balls appear near Tioman diving spot again

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ONG HAN SEAN The Star 6 Jul 17; KUANTAN: Lumps of tar have appeared near Pulau Tioman again, marring a major dive site off the island. ...

Best of our wild blogs: 5 Jul 17

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16 Jul (Sun): R.U.M. at Ubin Day Restore Ubin Mangroves (R.U.M.) Initiative Open for registration – Love MacRitchie Walk with Cicada Tr...