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Sea otter return boosts ailing seagrass in California 27 Aug 2013 | 06:46 am
Suzi Gage BBC News 26 Aug 13; The return of sea otters to an estuary on the central Californian coast has significantly improved the health of seagrass, new research has found. Seagrass was deemed t...
India bans shark ‘finning’ to protect species 27 Aug 2013 | 06:42 am
Today Online 26 Aug 13; NEW DELHI — India has banned hunting sharks for only their fins in a move to protect endangered species from indiscriminate hunting for parts wanted abroad. The practice of s...
Indonesia: Manta ray trade puts protected animal at risk 27 Aug 2013 | 06:42 am
Markus Makur, The Jakarta Post 26 Aug 13; The manta ray is continuously being slaughtered on a number of islands in the Sawu Sea, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) as fishermen — unaware they are a protected ...
Malaysia: Only 50 tigers left in Belum-Temengor Forest Complex - WWF 27 Aug 2013 | 06:42 am
Isabelle Lai The Star 27 Aug 13; CYBERJAYA: There may be just 50 tigers left in the Belum-Temengor Forest Complex (BTFC), as detected under a comprehensive scientific study, says Dr Mark Rayan Darmar...
Spectre of haze as hot spots spike 27 Aug 2013 | 06:42 am
Today Online 27 Aug 13; SINGAPORE — With a “sharp increase” in the number of hot spots detected in parts of Indonesia over the past few days, a shift in the wind direction could bring back the haze, ...
Best of our wild blogs: 27 Aug 13 27 Aug 2013 | 06:42 am
Walk into the Twilight (Sun 1 Sep’13 @16.00hrs) from a.t.Bukit Brown. Heritage. Habitat. History. Our Singapore Conversation Survey Findings from Chope 4 Nature Why Conservation Is Rubbish from G...
Best of our wild blogs: 26 Aug 13 26 Aug 2013 | 06:17 am
Latest Green Jobs in Singapore [19 - 25 Aug 2013] from Green Business Times Fish farms and trash at Pulau Ubin from wild shores of singapore First step on the land of FROG from Peiyan.Photography...
More food, scenic rivers for Pasir Ris residents 26 Aug 2013 | 05:32 am
Straits Times 26 Aug 13; PASIR Ris residents can look forward to more pleasant waterways and a new hawker centre at the heart of their town in the next few years. Nearly 1km of the town's two waterw...
Bukit Timah trail always been for cyclists only 26 Aug 2013 | 05:32 am
Straits Times 26 Aug 13; WE REFER to Mr Ng Eng Juan's letter ("Don't exclude hikers from Bukit Timah reserve trail"; last Monday). Opened in 1997, the Bukit Timah mountain biking trail has always be...
Majority want slower pace of life 26 Aug 2013 | 05:32 am
Also a less competitive education scene and fewer foreigners Rachel Chang Straits Times 26 Aug 13; WHILE generally optimistic about the future, the majority of Singaporeans want a slower-paced life,...
