Best of our wild blogs: 15 Jul 19

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20 Jul (Sat): Volunteer training for NParks Biodiversity Beach Patrol Celebrating Singapore Shores! Ubin's Prickly Affair Wan'...

Singapore opens first seed bank to protect regional plant diversity against climate change

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Junn Loh Channel NewsAsia 13 Jul 19; SINGAPORE: Singapore’s first seed bank was officially launched on Saturday (Jul 13), as part of effo...

'Just a matter of when': the $20bn plan to power Singapore with Australian solar

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Ambitious export plan could generate billions and make Australia the centre of low-cost energy in a future zero-carbon world Adam Morton Th...

Malaysia: Pasir Gudang pollution victims lodge police report

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The Star 14 Jul 19; JOHOR BARU (Bernama): More than 100 victims of the pollution in Pasir Gudang in March and June have lodged a police r...

Malaysia: Gazetting of shark and ray species not enough, says expert

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The Star 13 Jul 19; KOTA KINABALU: The Federal Government has gazetted four shark and two ray species as protected, but a conservationist...

Malaysia: Juvenile clouded leopard successfully rescued in Ranau

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The Star 13 Jul 19; KOTA KINABALU: A male juvenile clouded leopard, believed to have become separated from its mother, was rescued at a v...

Malaysia: 250 turtle eggs confiscated from Lahad Datu market

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Hazsyah Abdul Rahman New Straits Times 13 Jul 19; LAHAD DATU: Marine police have seized 250 turtle eggs from the Lahad Datu wet market he...

Malaysia: Researchers find microplastics in sea salt

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The Star 14 Jul 19; THE increase in news reports of marine wildlife washing up dead on shores due to complications from ingesting plastic...

Indonesia: Man arrested for trying to smuggle elephant tusks from Malaysia

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Dyaning Pangestika The Jakarta Post 12 Jul 19; The authorities in Nunukan, North Kalimantan, have arrested a 54-year-old man for allegedl...

Indonesia: Living with drought

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The Jakarta Post 13 Jul 19; There is nothing new about the long droughts the country is now enduring. This nation has umpteen times prove...

Indonesia: Pekanbaru shrouded in haze from forest fire

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Antara 14 Jul 19; Pekanbaru. Riau (ANTARA) - Tampan and Senapelan Sub-districts in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, Sumatra Island, on Sunday we...

Vietnam: Urban heat islands make Vietnam’s cities hotter than ever

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Vietnam News 12 Jul 19; HCM CITY — Urban heat islands in HCM City and other large cities in Việt Nam are causing heat waves with some of ...