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“Forget not our Living Forest” – botanist Joseph Lai unveils an entourage of enthralling forest denizens! Thu 17 Oct 2013: 6.30pm @ NUS LT25

Posted on 11 October 2013 by

Raffles Museum Toddycats & Cicada Tree Eco-Place are pleased to present this free public talk: “Forget Not Our Living Forest” by Joseph Lai, botanist Thu 17 Oct 2013: 6.30pm – 8.00pm Venue: Lecture Theatre 25, Faculty of Science, NUS (map) … Continue reading →

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Raffles Museum Toddycats and friends clear 1.5 tonnes of marine debris for ICCS 2013

Posted on 24 September 2013 by

International Coastal Cleanup Singapore came and went last weekend. It is one of  the longest running environment programme in Singapore helmed and coordinated by a special group within the Raffles Museum Toddycats, the ICCS otters. On Saturday, as the sun … Continue reading →

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RMBR Toddycat David Tan makes the news

Posted on 5 August 2013 by

Fresh from his year long undergraduate exchange stint in the US, fourth year Life Science Student and Raffles Museum Toddycat David Tan wasted no time jumping back in the wild happenings of Singapore. He was featured in the Chinese and … Continue reading →

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A Round up of the Festival of Biodiversity 2013

Posted on 19 July 2013 by

What a weekend 13 and 14 July was! The Museum and RMBR Toddycats came out in full force to participate in the second Festival of Biodiversity, organised by the National Parks Board in conjunction with the Biodiversity Roundtable. Having organised … Continue reading →

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Mark your calendars! The Festival of Biodiversity 2013 is coming!

Posted on 20 June 2013 by
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Over 30 wild animals seized from flat

Posted on 19 June 2013 by

Over 30 wild animals seized from flat Tip-off led to biggest seizure of illegal wildlife from home in 11 years: AVA THREE rare ball pythons, two Indian star tortoises and a slow loris were among more than 30 wild or … Continue reading →

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Red, white and green – An Insight special

Posted on 17 June 2013 by

For the PDF version, please click here  The big tree debate  The past 50 years has seen the greening of Singapore. But even as people become more eco-aware, population needs put pressure on the environment. Grace Chua looks at the … Continue reading →

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That uniquely Singaporean crab disappearing fast (Johora singaporensis)

Posted on 12 June 2013 by

That uniquely Singaporean crab disappearing fast  Local scientists trying to save a crab that’s found nowhere else in the world – David Ee MENTION crab, and Singaporeans will think of it on a plate smothered in chilli sauce. But local … Continue reading →

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Wildlife after death; Life! explores our type collection!

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Thursday 06 June 2013, 7 PM at Botany Centre, Singapore Botanic Gardens. Rony Huys on Copepods – An Introduction to the “Insects of the sea”

Posted on 3 June 2013 by

All are welcome but please register your attendance here. See you!  DATE : Thursday 06 June 2013 TIME: 7 pm to 8:30 pm VENUE: Function Hall, Botany centre level 1, Singapore Botanic Gardens About the talk –No group of plants or animals on … Continue reading →

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