Best of our wild blogs: 5 Oct 17

›
Knock, knock – Who’s there living on the sea urchins? Mei Lin NEO Singapore Bird Report-September 2017 Singapore Bird Group Seminar:...

NEA and Spring Singapore seek proposals for systems to monitor pollution

›
Jose Hong Straits Times 4 Oct 17; SINGAPORE - Pollution monitoring systems in Singapore are set to be given a boost. The National Envir...

3 billion plastic bags a year? Cut use with mandatory tax

›
Supermarkets are discussing a plastic bag surcharge. But they fear losing customers if they do so. More political will is needed to carry th...

Malaysia: Tapirs to be reintroduced to Sabah

›
ruben sario The Star 4 Oct 17; KOTA KINABALU: Plans are underway to reintroduce the tapir to Sabah, with three to four of the mammals to ...

Malaysia: Scientists find only two rare ‘suicidal’ sea cucumbers

›
arnold loh and ariel mckinney The Star 5 Oct 17; GEORGE TOWN: After three nights of diving, expedition scientists only found two rare noc...

Malaysia: Green Sukuk expected to have better outlook - Cagamas

›
Bernama New Straits Times 4 Oct 17; KUALA LUMPUR: Green sukuk in Malaysia is expected to have a better outlook in the near term with the ...

Indonesia: Bear kills farmer in Riau

›
Rizal Harahap The Jakarta Post 4 Oct 17; A bear attacked and killed a villager in Teluk Paman, Riau province, on Tuesday. Local authori...

Indonesia: Poaching of sumatran tiger remains rampant

›
Otniel Tamindael Antara 5 Oct 17; Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The poaching of Sumatran tigers (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae) on the island of Sum...

Indonesia: Ministry steps up online surveillance to end animal smuggling

›
Antara 4 Oct 17; Padang, W Sumatra (ANTARA News) - To prevent and halt the rampant online trade of animals, the Environment and Forestry ...

Indonesia: Six Hotspots Remain, Environment Ministry Accelerates Fire Extinguishing Process

›
NetralNews 4 Oct 17; JAKARTA, NETRALNEWS.COM - Results of monitoring based on NOAA satellite on October 3 at 8 pm there were six hotspots...

Indonesia: Renewable energy potentials reach 441.7 GW - Ministry

›
Ignasius Jonan Antara 5 Oct 17; Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesia Energy and Natural Resources Ministry has recorded renewable source...

Mekong Delta faces three big challenges: Climate change, hydropower

›
VietNamNet Bridge 4 Oct 17; Mekong Delta, the rice granary of Vietnam, is facing three big challenges due to the impact of climate change,...