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Habitatnews 2003-12: Thursday, 5th June 2003
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Nature-related news for the busy Singaporean.
Information and archives at: http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg
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Some pleasant news on World Environment Day
1. Carrefour book sale! All books for $4!2. Outreach and biodiversity jobs with NParks at jobsdb.com
3. Wild Singapore webpage up on the web!
4. Gurney’s Pitta rediscovered in Burma!
---> [1] Carrefour book sale! All books for $4!
At Carrefour Suntec Level 2Correct as of Wed, 4th June 2003: 6.45pm
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Thanks to: Robert Teo, Linda Goh and Nick Baker
Field Guides
Field Guide to the Birds of South East Asia (Craig Robson)Coffee Table Books
Wild Malaysia (WWF)Rainforest
Unknown size/format
National Parks and Other Wild Places of ThaiNatural Wonders of India and Nepal
Top Dives Site of the World
(Visitor Guide) Taman Negara
(Visitor Guide) Mount Kinabalu
Gardening in the Tropics, Holltum
Pocket Guides
Mammals of South East AsiaSnakes & Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia etc.
A Photographic Guide to Birds of Peninsula Malaysia and Singapore
A Photographic Guide to Birds of Thailand
A Photographic Guide to Birds of China and Hong Kong
A Photographic Guide to Birds of Borneo
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---> [2] Outreach and biodiversity jobs with NParks at jobsdb.com
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Details at this link:
<http://www.jobsdb.com/SG/EN/V6/JS/JobSearch/JobSearch.asp?PN=JobListing&pagename=adslist&searchtext=national%20parks%20board>
Post Date: 24 May 03; Closing Date: 7 June 03
National Parks Board: Head, Biodiversity Project Post
Date: 05 Jun 03; Closing Date: 14 Jun 03
National Parks Board Senior Biodiversity Project Officer
Post Date: 05 Jun 03; Closing Date: 14 Jun 03
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---> [3] Wild Singapore webpage up on the web!
<http://www.wildsingapore.com>
-------------------------------------------------------------------Those of you familiar with Ria Tan will know her voracious output for
images, information and webpages. She has moved from print to web to Chek
Jawa and now has consolidated and expanded the information at her new pet
project at Wild Singapore (http://www.wildsingapore.com).
It is now largely a companion website to the soon to be launched Chek Jawa
guidebook, and hosts hundreds of photos and fuller details on all aspects of
Chek Jawa that could not be squeezed into the guidebook. Features include
updates on new discoveries, an Ask-a-Guide section, the latest information
for visitors to Chek Jawa, and links to internet resources on Chek Jawa and
intertidal ecosystems.
Features in other sites, though much shorter, is a useful guide to nature
sites in Singapore!
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---> [4] Gurney’s Pitta rediscovered in Burma
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“Burma rediscovers vanished bird"
By Alex Kirby BBC News Online, 3 June, 2003 environment correspondent
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2950892.stm
Bird-lovers are celebrating the rediscovery in Burma of a bird last seen
there almost 90 years ago. The bird is the Gurney's pitta, a strikingly
coloured species described as "teetering on the brink of extinction".
The only other known survivors are about 30 birds living in a small part of
southern Thailand. The species is listed by IUCN-The World Conservation
Union as critically endangered, the highest category of conservation
concern.
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