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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: August 2012
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Vol. 60 (2)
The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Vol. 60 (2) is now available for download. Click here to download cover (pdf) and here to download the articles.
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New Publication: Revision of Garthiella Titgen, 1986 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Xanthidae), with description of a new subfamily and a new species from the central Philippines
More goodies from the Philippines stemming from RMBR’s expeditions to the Philippines in the last ten years by post-doctoral fellow, Dr JC Mendoza and long time RMBR collaborator Miss Marivene Manuel-Santos of the National Museum of the Philippines. This paper features … Continue reading
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Tagged Crustacea, PANGLAO, Philippines, xanthid, Zootaxa
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Apollonia has arrived! (2nd of 3 dinosaurs for museum arrives, The Straits Times, Top of the News; 恐龙”妈妈”来了, 联合早报; 29 August 2012)
Apollonia has finally arrived in Singapore! The Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum team had a busy week hustling and bustling to ensure the 14 crates of bones arrive safely in its secure location. Just to jolt your memory: Apollonia … Continue reading
Destiny achieved: A journey of discovery (The Straits Times Saturday, 25 August 2012)
Destiny achieved: A journey of discovery New natural history museum coming to fruition, thanks to fortunate events By Peter K.L. Ng For the Straits Times National University of Singapore (NUS) started on its odyssey to raise funds for a new … Continue reading
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Prof stresses importance of not saying ‘no’ (The Straits Times Home, 25 August 2012)
Prof stresses importance of not saying ‘no’ By Kezia Toh BUILDING a museum is not quite what one would expect a university lecturer to do. But Professor Leo Tan gamely took on the task, helming a team to raise $46 … Continue reading
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Drones aid experts in wildlife conservation (Today, 20 August 2012)
Drones aid experts in wildlife conservation Pranburi (Thailand) – They They are better known as stealthy killing machines to take out suspected terrorists with pinpoint accuracy. But drones are also being put to more benign use in skies across several … Continue reading
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Situation on wild boar culling articles from The Straits Times Home 20 August 2012
Wild boar culling method decided Animals to be rounded up, sedated then euthanized through injections By Grace Chua and David Ee The National Parks Board (NParks) has decided on a method to control the wild boar numbers in Lower Peirce. … Continue reading
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Workshop on Marine Ecosystems and Biodiversity of the South China Sea (31st July – 4th August 2012)
In a series of workshops on Managing Potential Conflicts in the South China Sea (SCS) starting from 1990, several Technical Working Groups (TWG) were formed, each dealing with specific topics that needed to be addressed to promote the spirit of … Continue reading
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Tagged SCS Workshop
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Straits Times feature Peter Davie: “Singapore still has undiscovered marine species, says scientist”
An old friend of the Raffles Museum, Mr. Peter Davie, senior curator of Crustacea at Queensland Museum visited us at the museum a month ago under the aegis of the Comprehensive Marine Biodiversity Survey of Singapore and generously sponsored by … Continue reading
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Tagged Comprehensive Marine Biodiversity Survey of Singapore, visitors, Wallace Lecture
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Game for local boar meat? (The Newpaper, Sunday 22 July 2012)
To view article on The Newpaper website, please click HERE. To view article on Asiaone, please click HERE. Game for local boar meat? While edible, expert warns it may be host for bacteria. – TNP Joyce Lim Sun, Jul 22, … Continue reading
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