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Sat 24 Jun 2006: 3pm - Sea turtles biology, conservation, wildlife trade etc (Year of the Turtle Seminar)
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Habitatnews. Nature-related news for the busy Singaporean.
Webpage: http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/index.php
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Year of Turtle 2006 Public Seminar
http://dl.nlb.gov.sg/victoria/2006/06/year_of_turtle_2006.html
Saturday 24 June 2006: 3.00 - 5.00 pm
Venue: Imagination Room, Level 5, National Library
100 Victoria Street; see map: http://tinyurl.com/n46yv
Admission is free
Facilitator:
Jeffrey Low
Senior Biodiversity Officer,
Marine and National Biodiversity Reference Centre,
National Parks Board
I: “Sea Turtles and Singapore: Biology, recent nesting, and conservation”
by C H Diong , Nanyang Technological University, NIE
Sea turtles are slow growing, late-reproducing, long-lived air breathing
marine reptiles. Their life history, migratory behaviour, and roles in
terrestrial and marine ecosystems, as well as the causes of population
declines, are better understood today. Of the seven species of sea turtles –
all recognized as endangered by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), four
have been recorded from our territorial waters. One of them, the hawksbill
turtle has been nesting on our shores. An inter-institutional group and
other NGOs have been involved in a sea turtle conservation and public
education programme in the past few years.
II: “Underwater World Singapore and Sea Turtle Conservation”
By Wah Yap Hon,
Assistant Curator, Underwater World Singapore Pte Ltd
Underwater World Singapore houses four species of turtles; hawksbills,
greens, loggerheads, and olive ridleys. Our work on public education, and
the rehabilitation of injured and stranded animals should continue to
interest members of the public on these fascinating and wonderful sea
creatures
III: “Singapore CITES and Sea Turtles”
By Gerald Neo,
Senior Wildlife Enforcement Officer,
Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority
The Agri-Food and Veterinary (AVA) safeguards food safety, and animal and
plant health. It also regulates wildlife trade and animal welfare. The role
of AVA in the implementation and enforcement of the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES),
particularly in relation to conservation of sea turtles through prevention
of illegal trade of marine turtle products such as, eggs, meat, shells,
living and preserved specimens, is discussed. Cases involving illegal trade
of marine turtle products will be highlighted.
IV: Q & A and Panel Discussion
V: Display of Sea Turtle Exhibits and Materials
Organised by Year of Turtle Singapore Committee and the National Library Board Singapore
Partners: IOSEA, Raffles Museum (NUS), NTU, NIE, UWS, NParks, AVA, NSS,
WildSingapore, Blue Water Volunteers, Pulau Hantu Bloggers
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Editor: N. Sivasothi (sivasothi@...),
Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, NUS
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