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NUS Biodiversity Crew- Jobs: Camphora is hiring several Flora Specialists and Fauna Specialists (1-year contract) in January 2023 7 January 2023
- Jobs: Two Research Assistant positions in wildlife trade with Roman Carassco 4 January 2023
- Job: Student Research Assistant (Digitization) 23 May 2022
- Job: Lecturer position at Ridge View Residential College 12 May 2022
- Job (Apr 2022): Head, Education and Outreach @ WWF Singapore by 16 May 2022 1 May 2022
- Job (Apr 2022): Intertidal Fauna Specialist (1-year contract) @ Camphora 30 April 2022
- Retiring in June 2022: Alex Ip and Wong Sek Man – wish them well! 28 April 2022
- Jobs (Apr 2022): Two RA positions (data centric) with the “Linking the Digital Humanities to Biodiversity History in Singapore and Southeast Asia” project 28 April 2022
- Job (Apr 2022): Wildlife Forensics @ NParks (9-month contract) 28 April 2022
- Job (Apr 2022): Full-time Teaching Assistant (FTTA) for the MSc in Biodiversity Conservation and Nature-based Climate Solutions @ NUS DBS 28 April 2022
- Raffles Museum Toddycats
- Express your love in February with habitat enhancement at KCNP 14 January 2023
- Join us on a Saturday morning, at our final three habitat enrichment sessions in celebration of SBWR’s 29th Anniversary! 22 November 2022
- We’ll be SPA-ing in November! 20 October 2022
- We’ll be planting trees in October! 15 September 2022
- With love, from Kranji Coastal Nature Park 9 August 2022
- Help establish a coastal forest at Kranji Coastal Nature Park 21 July 2022
- An invigorating Friday evening walk through the Southern Ridges 11 June 2022
- Join us for Pedal Ubin this June (30 places x 2 days)! 3 June 2022
- Come say hi to NUS Toddycats! at FOB2022 (21-22 May 22, Botany Centre, SBG) 15 May 2022
- Plant trees with us at KCNP in June! 30 April 2022
Category Archives: species
That uniquely Singaporean crab disappearing fast (Johora singaporensis)
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
Posted in Article, Biodiversity, Feature, News, people, Singapore, species
Tagged Johora singaporensis
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Wildlife after death; Life! explores our type collection!
Posted in Article, Feature, News, Singapore, South East Asia, species
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A feature in Knowledge Enterprise
The Comprehensive Marine Biodiversity Survey expedition held in Pulau Ubin last October continues to make waves, this time in the latest issue of NUS’ Knowledge Enterprise! Download the full issue!
Art Garfunkel and his bright eyed crab
Apart from Beyonce’s bootylicious fly and Lady Gaga’s fern, a new species of crab from Christmas Island has been named for Art Garfunkel, in tribute to his song “Bright eyes” and one can certainly see why! The paper by Peter … Continue reading
Posted in Announcement, Publication, species
Tagged Christmas Island, Crustacea, Expedition, new species, Zootaxa
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CMBS centre spread in The New Paper.
We had a good start to the New Year when The New Paper published this beautifiul centre spread highlighting the beautiful marine animals collected during the Northern Expedition! Copyright © 2011 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Co.
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Walking on the wild side of Singapore
November has been a good month for the biodiversity community in Singapore, with the successful conclusion of the Northern Expedition of the Comprehensive Marine Biodiversity Survey of Singapore, and the launch of WildSingapore, a labour of love by Ria Tan, … Continue reading
Posted in Article, education, Feature, News, Singapore, species, Uncategorized
Tagged Straits Times, Wild Singapore
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News from the Comprehensive Marine Biodiversity Survey of Singapore, Johore Straits
Update (30 October): Drs Daphne Fautin and Peter Ng are interviewed by Steven Chia on Channel NewsAsia’s AM Live! The second phase of the Comprehensive Marine Biodiversity Survey kicked off on the 15th of October with a 3 week workshop … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Article, Event, Expedition, Feature, News, species, specimens, workshop
Tagged Comprehensive Marine Biodiversity Suvery, Marine, Pulau Ubin, Singapore, Workshop
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Help us take Johora singaporensis off IUCN’s 100 most threatened animals list!
This little crab, Johora singaporensis, is a true citizen of Singapore, for it can only be found on our island nation and no where else on Earth. However, its future truly depends on what we do to protect it, for … Continue reading
Posted in Announcement, Article, Feature, job, News, Publication, species
Tagged IUCN, Johora singaporensis
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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
Posted in Open House, PANGLAO, Philippines, Publication, species
Tagged Crustacea, PANGLAO, Philippines, xanthid, Zootaxa
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Raffles Museum News III (2007 – 2014) 