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1. Raffles Museum on tv, 2. new nature blogs, 3. webpage news by email, 4. ecotax, 5. herp field asst
A cheery Happy New Year everyone!
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Habitatnews. Nature-related news for the busy Singaporean.
Webpage: http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/index.php
To subscribe, email: habitatnews-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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1. Explore Singapore! features Raffles Museum
http://tinyurl.com/ymfod9
Four museums including the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, NUS will
be featured in tonight’s episode of Explore Singapore! Tune in tonight at
Channel 5, 7.30pm (Thu 11 Jan 2007).
Explore Singapore! is a six-episode heritage series that "features a
mind-bogglingly wide array of museums, galleries and institutions. The
storyline is "interwoven with its factual content, which marks a departure
from the traditional textbook interpretation of history."
"Moses' character, former museum curator Professor Heng, comes across
English art student Sara Thompson (Elizabeth) who has come to Singapore in
search of her long-lost mother. He offers to assist Sara in exchange for the
use of illustrations she created in his book on local museums."
See: Raffles Museum News for details: http://tinyurl.com/ymfod9
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2. New blogs about nature in Singapore
http://tinyurl.com/ymny4y
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Habitatnews introduces three new blogs about nature in Singapore:
Urban forest: a blog by Science undergraduate Siyang, he provides a nice
variety of posts about his explorations of nature in Singapore. He is
posting quite regularly now and is a welcome addition to the nature blogging
scene.
TeamSeagrass: this programme has been recently launched and the blog will
focus on the team's trips and activities as well as news about seagrasses.
There are two to three trips a month, so expect regular postings and lovely
photos as well.
Art in Wetlands is blog featuring the works of Tham Pui San, a prolific
artist and volunteer at Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve. It is maintained by
staff Linda Goh and will also feature art workshops and works of art by
volunteers and students. The prizes that up for grabs are some amazing resin
models that museum staff themselves are buying!
The feeds have been added to The Singapore Naturalist which includes feeds
from 21 blogs and 5 newsletters; never miss out on the news: see:
http://www.kickrss.com/thesingaporenaturalist
For more details see Habitatnews at: http://tinyurl.com/ymny4y
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3. Email subscriptions to Habitatnews and Raffles Museum News
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Both Habitatnews and Raffles Museum News are updated more often than this
newsletter. But some of you love email newsletters more than webpages or
feeds. So I still have to send this out once in awhile.
Happily, last November, a lovely solution emerged:
Feedburner’s email subscriptions!
Subscribers receive just one email the day after new content appears! And
it comes complete with photos!
All you have to do is subscribe – so please visit Habitatnews and Raffles
Museum News; look at the top of the left sidebar, where it excitedly
announces “New! Email subscription,” key in your email and click!
http://news.rafflesmuseum.net/
http://habitatnews.rafflesmuseum.net/
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4. Seminar notifications by Ecotax
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Biodiversity seminars held during office hours and meant for a naturalist
audience are announced through Ecotax. We have had talks on Linné, tropical
rainforests and the enemy release hypothesis all of a sudden in just two
days.
If you are able to attend these talks, which are held during office hours,
you can subscribe by sending an email to:
ecotax-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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5. Volunteer Herp Field Assistant wanted
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Jennifer Sheridan from University of California, San Diego is working on a
PhD project in Singapore and needs field assistants. Email her if you are
interested in picking up some field experience with frogs; she has a lot of
field experience!
Volunteer Herp Field Assistant
A field assistant is needed for amphibian work in Singapore, to start
immediately lasting through 31 March (ending date subject to change). This
is part of a PhD project examining reproductive variation in wide-ranging
frog species. Duties will include: early morning searches for and counting
of eggs, capturing, measuring, and marking adults, and recording frog calls
at night. Field assistants will be required to work 2-3 days per week.
Exact days are flexible but must be spread over the week.
The field sites of this project are the Mandai Orchid Garden and Singapore
Zoological Gardens, with other sites as needed. Entrance to field sites
will be arranged by the project coordinator, and all field work is approved
by the required institutions.
Successful applicants must have the ability to delicately handle small
organisms (several of our study species are less than 25mm), good eyesight
in low light conditions, be able to work independently and as part of a
team, and an enthusiasm for frog field work in adverse weather. Past field
or outdoor experience is a plus but not essential.
Please submit a CV, current list of references, and cover letter expressing
your interest in this position to me via e-mail at jasheridan@...
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Habitatnews
http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/index.php
Editor: N. Sivasothi (sivasothi@...),
Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, NUS
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For nature and environment news in Singapore, see:
WildSingapore (http://www.wildsingapore.com/)
For internet resources on nature in Singapore, see:
http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/links/
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