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NUS Biodiversity Crew- Birders meet – young David Tan chances upon Ben King in Central Park, New York 15 May 2013
- Donation to university will fund grad student scholarships and honours projects 11 May 2013
- Tea-drinking FTTAs recycle! 9 May 2013
- Registration is now open for LSM4263 – Field Studies in Biodiversity (deadline 07 Jun 2013) 9 May 2013
- Volunteer help with discus fish surveys at Aquarama, 30 May – 02 June 2013 (UK student’s research project) 8 May 2013
- Road resurfacing works from mid-May at Lower Kent Ridge Road 8 May 2013
- Fri 03 May 2013: 3.00pm @ S1A SR: Tang Qian on “Origin and spread of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica” 30 April 2013
- Undergrad part-time field/lab assistants wanted (Apr – Dec 2013) 29 April 2013
- Current research strengths in Environmental Biology (or what the Biodiversity Crew is doing) 25 April 2013
- FTTAs at digital literacy classes! 24 April 2013
- Raffles Museum Toddycats
- Shifting specimens! 15 May 2013
- “Lessons to a child, from Mother Nature” – Toddycat Sean Yap’s relationship with nature 13 May 2013
- Exploring Singapore’s biodiversity – reflections of a Canadian exchange student at NUS 9 May 2013
- Join the Youth for Ecology Dialogues on Saturdays 4, 11 and 18 May 2013: 8 am to 1pm! 3 May 2013
- “Pulau Ubin – facts and discussion” – Tue 30 Apr 2013: 7.00pm – 9.30pm @ NUS LT27 26 April 2013
- The Otter Cycling Trail v2.0 – Of herons, storks, owls, otters and stories galore 26 April 2013
- Otterman speaking at “Our Heritage in Nature” on Sat 11 May 2013: 9am-12:30pm (updated: free admission!) 16 April 2013
- Programme details for our gig in June – “Science on Saturday” for NUS FoS alumni 4 April 2013
- Calendar 2013 27 March 2013
- Faces of the collection – photos from the Raffles Museum Last Hurrah! tours 21 March 2013
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Private lives of S’pore’s rainforests, in a new book (Today Online, Saturday 28 July 2012)
To view article at original site, please click HERE. Private lives of S‘pore‘s rainforests, in a new book SINGAPORE – A new book has been launched to offer a glimpse into Singapore’s unique life-forms and rich greenery. ‘Private Lives: An Exposé of Singapore’s … Continue reading
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New Publication: Calappa karenae, a new species of box crab from Guam (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Calappidae)
The story behind this new species of Calappa, described by Professor Peter Ng and Dr Joelle Lai and published this week in Zootaxa is amusing. It first come to the attention of Prof. Ng more than 10 years ago, when he was shown a … Continue reading
A Coral Researcher Who Doesn’t Dive
Have you ever met a coral researcher who doesn’t dive? Meet Ms Jasmin Saw from the University Teknologi Petronas in Malaysia who is here in RMBR from the 2nd of July to the 20th of July, studying our coral specimens! She has … Continue reading
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Features in ALUMNUS (July/September Issue)
Three articles featuring three very different people in the field in the caught our attention in the July/September issue of ALUMNUS. The first, Ms Karenne Tun, an avid coral researcher from the Reef Ecology Laboratory of NUS’ Department of Biological Sciences. … Continue reading
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Rare turtle found hurt near Botanic Gardens (The Straits Times Home, Monday 16 July 2012)
Rare turtle found hurt near Botanic Gardens Wattle-necked soft shell turtle dies from injuries; likely brought in illegally By GRACE CHUA Driving down Tyersall Avenue behind the Botanic Gardens last month, Mrs Catherine Jones spotted a large lump in the … Continue reading
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No need to go hog wild (The Sunday Times Think, Sunday 15 July 2012)
No need to go hog wild There is a time to conserve and protect animals, and a time to manage their numbers Sunday with Chua Mui Hoong Opinion Editor My heart broke the weekend they felled the trees at Bishan … Continue reading
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The Straits Times: By Invitation, featuring Dr Ho Hua Chew
Preserving Singapore’s green heartland (The Straits Times, Saturday 14 July 2012) Focus needs to shift from creating more parks to maintaining precious tracts of wild woodlands By HO HUA CHEW for The Straits Times THE Singapore Government has achieved a … Continue reading
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Wild boar culling to go ahead: NParks (The Straits Times Home, Thursday 12 July 2012)
Wild boar culling to go ahead: NParks In response to petition from residents, it says move is necessary to protect forest By FENG ZENGKUN RESIDENTS of Old Upper Thomson Road who started an online petition to ask the National Parks … Continue reading
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The Wallace Lectures: 19th July 2012, 7 PM at Botany Centre, Singapore Botanic Gardens. Dr Peter Davie on “Marine Biodiversity in Australia: Exploration, Documentation, Conservation and Public Engagement”
After an absence of more than 50 years, RMBR and Nparks are bringing back the Wallace Lectures! Back in the 1960s, the Wallace Lectures was delivered by well-known biologists and scientists in the then University of Malaya. These lectures served … Continue reading
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Coral Triangle reefs ‘face wipe-out’ (The Straits Times Asia, Tuesday 10 July 2012)
Coral Triangle reefs ‘face wipe-out’ Report says over 85% at risk; Singapore’s entire reef zone under severe threat By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES SYDNEY – The marine life and reefs across Asia’s “Coral Triangle” are facing almost total … Continue reading
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