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Habitatnews 2004-13: Friday 29th October 2004
The Habitat Group's Nature Information List
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Nature-related news for the busy Singaporean.
http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/index.php
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Contents
- Mon 1st Nov 2004: 4.00pm – Priorities for biodiversity conservation
- Never tried guiding? Now’s your chance!
- Circle of Life – Join us for Nature Society’s 50th anniversary
- Southern Islands brochure to be launched at Green Market
- Recent webpage entries!
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[1] Gossamer Pavillions, Mon 1st November
A public talk organised by RMBR and NParks
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"The Gossamer Pavillions" - A discussion of priorities for biodiversity
in Singapore and the ASEAN region
Earl of Cranbrook, Peter Ng & Lena Chan
Monday, November 1, 2004
4:00PM - 5:30PM
Venue: Science Auditorium, NUS
Details at http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/bejc/20041101-iczn.html
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[2] Calling all novices - try your hand at guiding
Clueless about the mangroves? But determined to contribute to nature?
Try Station or Group Guiding during the Sungi Buloh Anniversary Walk!
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During this course, you will learn enough to guide at one station, likely
all of just four points! With the help of some props, humour and just 8
hours of training, you will be ready to be part of a dynamic team.
On 5th December the team will help convey the treasures of the
mangroves at Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve to the public in an easy
and enjoyable way.
Group Guides are also needed, chatty people who will learn the route,
get to now all the station guides well and pick up an overview of the
mangroves.
This is the 8th year we have been conducting this event, in conjunction
with the anniversary of the reserve. See: http://buloh.sivasothi.com
Training and guiding dates:
Sat 20 Nov: 2pm - 6pm (content training)
Sun 28 Nov: 9am - 1pm (guiding techniques)
Sun 05 Dec: 1pm- 6pm (actual event)
If you are interested, and can make it all three dates, send en email to:
bulohguide@...
Include:
1. Full name
2. Handphone number
3. Station Guide or a Group Guide?
You will receive a reply.
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[3] 50th Anniversary of Nature Society (Singapore)
Circle of Life, Millenia Walk, Sat 6 Nov: 9.30am
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From the Vilma D'Rozario, NSS Education subgroup - "Come down to The Great
Hall @ Millenia Walk at 9.30 am on Saturday, 6 November 2004 and stand in a
Circle holding a Life Card photo (left) of a native plant or animal.
Come help us make the 500 strong chain-link of people holding life cards of
our biodiversity. Life Cards will be provided.
Say you¹d hold a Life Card by emailing Rita at ritazamzamah@...
with your name, address and number of people in your party.
More details here:
http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/index.php?entry=/events/circleoflife.txt
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[4] Southern Islands brochure to be launched at Green Market
Sat 6th Nov 2004: 8am - 7pm
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Blue Water Volunteers & Wild Singapore present the Southern Shores brochure!
Pick up a copy at the BWV booth during the Clean and Green week bazaar's
Green Market in the field opposite Yew Tee MRT Station on Saturday,
6th November from 8am to 7pm.
The brochure will be available at the Botanic Gardens shop from next week.
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[5] Some webpage highlights
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AVA raids farm. A farm owned by the notorious animal smuggler Laurence Kuah is raided by
AVA. Two Maids looking after some 600 animals include 106 dogs in decrepit
conditions. 37-year AVA veteran K Madhavan says, “I’ve not seen something
like this, not on this scale.”
More at the Habitatnews webpage at:
http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/index.php?entry=/pets/laurencekuah.txt
Higher fines in the pipeline for axing trees
http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/index.php?entry=/news/axingtrees-higherfines.txt
International Coastal Cleanup Singapore 2004 preliminary results launched
http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/index.php?entry=/envt/iccs2004-preliminary.txt
A new marine blog is introduced – The Blue Tempeh
http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/index.php?entry=/marine/bluetempeh.txt
HSBC adopts Chek Jawa
http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/index.php?entry=/marine/hsbcadoptscj.txt
Joseph Lai encounters a rare fern in Nee Soon Freshwater Swamp
http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/index.php?entry=/nature/joelai-s-alismifolia.txt
Chua Ee Kiam launches another book – Borneo’s Tropical Eden - Sabah
http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/index.php?entry=/malaysia/cek-sabah.txt
Frogs of the Malay Peninsula
http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/index.php?entry=/malaysia/malayanfrogs.txt
More at the Habitatnews webpage at: http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/index.php
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