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Habitatnews 2003-21: Wednesday, 30th July 2003
The Habitat Group's Nature Information List
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Nature-related news for the busy Singaporean.
More information and archives at: http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg
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Contents
1. Nature at Your Doorstep Episode VI tonight, TV12: 9.30pm
2. Nature Day 2003: 1st-3rd August: Parco Bugis Junction: 10am-9.30pm
3. Weekly event reminders from WildSingapore.com
4. News archives at Ecology Asia
5. Eco@Woodlands: “Heritage of the Seas”, Sat 2 Aug: 2.30pm
6. “Conservation work at Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve”, Sat 2 Aug: 3pm
Ed. - I think I got links to work again, but not sure what Yahoogroups will do to
the formatting; crossing my fingers as I send this out!
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---> [1] Film Formations’ series, “Nature at our Doorstep” Episode VI:
Thu 31st July 2003, Mediacorp TV12 Arts Central, 9.30pm
http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/news/naod/index.html
Last week’s episode was lovely – in the MacRitchie piece, they covered the
boardwalk’s contribution to combating erosion, why you should not feed
monkeys, problems of alien invasions and how animal release into the forest
may be damaging, showed great footage of animal life, particularly the
clouded monitor (compared it to the water monitor) - and that was all just
the first section, Green Piece! Victor Wu spoke calmly yet passionately
about sharks, an excellent job, and we saw soya waste recycled and
vegetables nutured by rehabilitating prisoners. And there were two more
parts, all in 30 mins! This series can entertain and open eyes, so do
recommend it to friends!
Synopsis for tonight's Episode VI
From Samantha Sng, Film Formations
“In this week's Green Piece, Yandi meets up with A/Prof. Shawn Lum explore
the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. Expect to see some rare finds in one of the
largest nature reserves in Singapore.
Corporate policies are highlighted in Green Shop this week as the limelight
falls on HSBC. The segment looks at how the company extends these policies
to its staff and their company philosophies such as HSBC's Earthwatch
program.
Profiled this week is Mr Wong Yew Kuan. One of the most senior authorities
on nature in Singapore, Mr. Wong talks about his love for nature in
Singapore as well as his early efforts in surveying Bukit Timah Nature
Reserve as well as many other natural sites in Singapore.
In the Great Outdoors, we go birdwatching with Alfred Chia, the avifauna
enthusiast from the Nature Society Singapore BirdGroup. Viewers find out
where, when and how to go about seeking out some of Singapore's most
beautiful, yet very elusive birds.”
---> [2] Nature Day, 1st – 3rd (Fri – Sun) August 2003: 10am – 9.30pm
http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/events/natureday/
Nature Society (Singapore) celebrates at Parco Bugis Junction Atrium
With the theme “Nature - It’s for All Ages”
Free. All are welcome!
This is the 5th of a series of Nature Days by NSS that began in 1997 as a
one day event and revived as three-day weekends in 2000. It is a good chance
to introduce friends to the scope of nature activities in a shopping centre!
And of course, An opportunity to meet and make new friends.
- Launch of “Get Close to Nature” MRT posters: Fri 1st Aug: 12pm
- Guided nature walks at Singapore Botanic Gardens, SBWR and Lower Peirce Boardwalk.
- Series of “Fun With Nature” workshops all day for kids, families and teachers.
- Exhibition on Khatib Bongsu - by Students Care Service, SMU and NSS.
- Exhibition on Underwater Wonders by the NSS Marine Conservation Group
- 2003 Poll - What is YOUR favourite Nature spot?
- T-shirt printing booth.
- Shoppers delight!
- Young Naturalists’ Kit - Henna-painting - Face painting -
- Badge-making - Traditional kampung games.
- Meet the many Friends and partners
- Honouring
dedicated volunteers
---> [3] Weekly reminder of events via WildSingapore.com
As Victor Yue put it on the Nature Singapore mailing list, “No more boring
weekend! (^^) Thanks to Ria! You can subscribe to her email list by sending
a blank email to: wildsingapore-weekly-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
The list reminder this week pointed out, amongst other things, free guided
tours (call/email to prebook) at Pulau Ubin, the Botanic Gardens Rainforest
Trail or Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve and on-going competitions to express
the beauty of nature with prizes galore!
To find out more, see: http://www.wildsingapore.com/events/latest.htm
A link to this page is inserted at the end of each issue of Habitatnews.
---> [4] News archive at Ecology Asia
Nick Baker compiles a information on natural history in Asia with a bias on
Singapore, and all nicely presented at his Ecology Asia site:
http://www.ecologyasia.com/
This was first announced on 3rd January 2001 in Habitatnews 2001-01,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/habitatnews/message/121
The section I find the most useful is the news archive. When I wanted to add
a link to reports about last year’s poll for a national bird for Nature Day,
a quick search on Google with “national bird nature day singapore” revealed
Nick’s archives. See:
http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/events/natureday/
A link to this page is inserted at the end of each issue of Habitatnews.
---> [5] “Conservation work at Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve”, Sat 2 Aug: 3p
“Conservation work at Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve”,
Mr Ramakrishnan Kolandavelu (Assistant Parks Officer)
Sat 2 Aug: 3pm
Bukit Merah Community Library
Krish will talk on the mangrove areas in Singapore which are fast
diminishing from the original 13% of Singapore landmass to about 0.5% today.
This talk will feature conservation activities at Sungei Buloh Wetland
Reserve such as the bird ringing session and prawn harvesting sessions.
Krish has been working at the park for many years and originally supplied me
with the first sightings of otters since the mid-90’s. He has spent a lot of
time in the field gaining a lot of practical knowledge and is an engaging speaker.
Source: Wildsingapore.com
---> [6] “Heritage of the Seas”, Sat 2 Aug: 2.30pm
Eco@Woodlands presents: Heritage of the Seas
Mr Tan Sen Min, Chief,
Marine Fisheries Research Department (MFRD)
“Ancient mariners' tales to sea-worthy vessels...Tradewinds to rare fish of Siam...
Modern day 'ichthyologist', Mr Tan Sen Min - (Ichthyology: the study of
fishes) - shares his rich experience in the field, particularly on marine life
in Southeast Asian waters.”
Saturday 2 August, 2.30 - 4.00 pm
Pacific Room, Level 2
Woodlands Regional Library
900 Woodlands Drive
#01-03 Woodlands Civic Centre
S 730900
An accompanying exhibition of rare books, donated by the MFRD,
offers a glimpse of the rich, unique heritage of our seas, circa 1838 -
Exhibition, Level 3 (beside Singapore collection)
Starting 2 August
Admission is Free. All are Welcome.
Source: Sharon Foo, NLB.
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News at Ecology Asia: http://www.ecologyasia.com/Top-Level/eco-news.htm
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