Best of our wild blogs: 18 Nov 17

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Singapore got marine biologists meh? Mei Lin NEO Night Walk At Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (17 Nov 2017) Beetles@SG BLOG The haunted ...

AVA investigating case of 5 hedgehogs abandoned at HDB garbage point

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Lydia Lam Straits Times 17 Nov 17; SINGAPORE - The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) is investigating a case where five hedgehogs ...

Malaysia: Johor Sultan gives consent for straight bridge to Singapore

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The Star 17 Nov 17; JOHOR BARU: Johor's Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, has consented to the construction of a 25m-high Rapi...

Malaysia: Kubang Pasu flood evacuees increase to about 1,000

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ADIE SURI ZULKEFLI New Straits Times 17 Nov 17; ALOR STAR: The number of flood evacuees in Kubang Pasu district has jumped to nearly 1,00...

Indonesia: World Praises Indonesia for Success with Peat Governance amid Climate Change

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NetralNews 18 Nov 17; BONN, NETRALNEWS.COM - The success of the Indonesian government in dealing with peatlands over the past two years h...

Indonesia smugglers stuffed exotic birds in pipes

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AFP Yahoo News 16 Nov 17; Jakarta (AFP) - Smugglers who allegedly stuffed 125 exotic birds into drain pipes have been arrested in Indones...

Fishing 'best argument for seagrass conservation'

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Jonathan Amos BBC 17 Nov 17; The importance of seagrasses is further emphasised in a new report that looks at how they underpin fishing ...

Injured otter rescued and treated in first such operation

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Afifah Darke Channel NewsAsia 17 Nov 17; SINGAPORE: The injured otter that was spotted with a deep cut on its back at a Pasir Ris Park ca...

Singapore to declare 2018 Year of Climate Action

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Channel NewsAsia 17 Nov 17; SINGAPORE: Singapore will designate 2018 as the Year of Climate Action, Environment and Water Resources Minis...

Malaysia: Shark population dwindles as demand for shark fin soup continues

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Borneo Post 16 Nov 17; SANDAKAN: The lucrative shark fin market continues to drive shark fishing including in Sabah’s waters, leading to ...

Malaysia: Bullet-riddled carcass of endangered pygmy elephant found in Sabah

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The Star 16 Nov 17; KOTA KINABALU: The bullet-riddled carcass of another Borneo Pygmy Elephant has been found in Sabah's east coast. ...

Malaysia: MNS warns of environmental impact with massive land clearing activity at Bukit Sekilau, Kuantan

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HIDIR REDUAN New Straits Times 16 Nov 17; KUANTAN: The Pahang chapter of the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) warned of escalating human-an...