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<title><![CDATA[TeamSeagrass is Three!]]></title>
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<description>teamseagrass:- <![CDATA[We are three years old! To celebrate, a badge with three sea turtles!]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:25:50 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fri 19 Mar 2010: 4pm @ NUS DBS LT20 - Peter Narins on "Adventures of]]></title>
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<description>ecotax at Yahoo! Groups:- <![CDATA[Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore Seminar Announcement http://www.dbs.nus.edu.sg/events/seminars/2010/peter.pdf *"Adventures]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:43:16 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tue 23 Mar 2010: 4.00pm @ NUS DBS SR1 ? Paul Sweet on ? Surveyin]]></title>
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<description>ecotax at Yahoo! Groups:- <![CDATA[?Surveying the Biodiversity of Vietnam? By Paul Sweet Collection Manager Ornithology Department American Museum of Natural History Host: Wang Luan Keng]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:15:45 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Glossy Swiftlet steals nest materials from Baya Weaver II]]></title>
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<description>Bird Ecology Study Group:- <![CDATA[“I was out today to re-visit old locations in the city, with secondary jungle/scrub, that are being threatened by development.
“In May 2009 I reported a Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus infortunatus) nesting colony (8-10 nests) where Glossy Swiftlets (Collocalia esculenta cyanoptila) were robbing the active nests of Baya Weaver of their nesting material
“Went back to the [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:00:54 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[April 2008 Walk]]></title>
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<description>For the Future of Our Forest:- <![CDATA[Its been a while since I last posted anything. Managed to join the April 2008 walk after a couple of months break due to work commitment.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:24:12 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Semakau Intertidal Walk 19 Sep]]></title>
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<description>Urban Forest:- <![CDATA[Rushing down from work wearing pants, shirt and leather shoes, I reached Marina South Pier for a guiding session at Pulau Semakau with the Raffles Museum. It had been almost 3 months since I last guided and it is about time to wipe off my rustiness.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:22:25 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Another encounter with Banded Leaf Monkeys]]></title>
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<description>Urban Forest:- <![CDATA[A tiring day after a guiding session at Semakau yesterday, I still decide to head down to CCNR to get some pictures that I need for a publication. Luckily I managed to get HF, who was also looking for company to survey the banded leaf monkeys.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:22:25 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Grey Wagtail confronts its reflection]]></title>
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<description>Bird Ecology Study Group:- <![CDATA[“On my morning walk today I saw this bird (Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea) waging battle with its reflection on the window of a house. The owner of the house was watching the show and he said that this bird had been doing this for the last week or so. The bird, between battle attacks would [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:02:42 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dugongs are faring better than feared in the Andaman Sea]]></title>
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<description>teamseagrass:- <![CDATA[Bangkok Post 25 Jan 10;]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:27:22 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Purple-under-a-stone Identified]]></title>
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<description>Urban Forest:- <![CDATA[The ‘purple-under-a-stone’ sea cucumber as named in Ria’s wildfact sheets is identified as Afrocucumis africana! This was reported in a short note in Nature in Singapore which me, Lionel and some other friends from plant systematics lab did. You may click on the picture to download the free article.    We have another sea cucumber article in review (which was actually submitted before this paper, but for reason reason delayed). Watch out for it!]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:27:21 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker feeding fledgling]]></title>
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<description>Bird Ecology Study Group:- <![CDATA[“The Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker, also known as the Brown-capped Woodpecker (Dendrocopus moluccensis), is the smallest woodpecker in Singapore. Males can be distinguished from females by its two small red streaks located on both sides of its crown above and behind the eyes. However, the small red patch may not be always visible as it is [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:13:14 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[14 Nov (Sat): "Colours of the Sea - An Underwater Fiesta!"]]></title>
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<description>teamseagrass:- <![CDATA[Siti is giving a talk this weekend. It's for kids! Bring your friends and family to find out more about our marine life!]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:27:14 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[morning glory taken at Frasers' Hill Yr2008]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:28:07 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The secret to fighting climate change: Mangroves, seagrasses and salt marshes]]></title>
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<description>teamseagrass:- <![CDATA[Just in time for Blog Action Day, this report on the vital role of seagrasses in fighting climate change! This is why we need to learn as much as we can about the seagrasses of Singapore. Bravo TeamSeagrass for contributing to this important task!]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:21:34 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2010 TeamSeagrass monitoring dates]]></title>
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<description>teamseagrass:- <![CDATA[Here's the exciting seagrass events for 2010!]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:21:34 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Back to Buangkok]]></title>
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<description>Urban Forest:- <![CDATA[Decided to went back to the Buangkok grassland for a short walk just to relax myself during this weekend.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:21:34 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Birding in Singapore and the challenges of the 21st century]]></title>
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<description>Bird Ecology Study Group:- <![CDATA[“Birding in Singapore and the Challenges of the 21st Century” has just been published by Nature in Singapore, the scientific online journal of the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, University of Singapore. You can download a PDF file by clicking HERE (#9).

The paper details the changes that need to be urgently implemented to bring the [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cyrene Reef (2 Dec 09)]]></title>
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<description>teamseagrass:- <![CDATA[It's our very last monitoring trip for the year, and the last one for Cyrene Reef. A very VERY small team headed out after a last-minute stress-inducing change in departure point. Straight into a gloomy sky with clouds over the Reef (marked by the orange beacon).]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:23:23 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tuas (24 Aug 09)]]></title>
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<description>teamseagrass:- <![CDATA[Back on the shores again to monitor seagrasses, this time at Tuas with the amazing volunteers from Schering Plough. Led by Helen (leftmost) and Sheryl (not in photo as she is unable to go down to the shore today).]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:23:23 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lizards]]></title>
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<description>For the Future of Our Forest:- <![CDATA[Much overdue post on my last trip to lower peirce walk. This is the 1st time I saw the monitor lizard in lower peirce walk. Actually, I'm not 100% sure if its the clouded or the common Malayan Water Monitor. From what I know, the way to distinguish the two is by the position of their nostrils. Apparently, clouded ones lie mid-way between the eye and snout.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:21:01 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Grey-headed Fish Eagle @ MacRitchie]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:21:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NASA scientists study seagrasses]]></title>
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<description>teamseagrass:- <![CDATA[Even with satellite information, it is important to get data literally on the ground. The work of TeamSeagrass helps us better understand our seagrass meadows and what is happening to them.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:23:34 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TMSI’s first St. John guided walk]]></title>
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<description>Urban Forest:- <![CDATA[I decided to help out with Tropical Marine Science Institue’s (TMSI) first guided walk at Saint John’s Island yesterday, coordinated by Jun. More information can be found here.  It seems like the longest time since I last guided (about three to four months), and I have to do some last minute ploughing through the notes prepared by Jun. Luckily my participants were an enthusiast bunch of students from Queensway Secondary School, and I have to spend most of my time answering their questions instead of me initiating them.  Unfortunately, I did not take much photographs for the trip as I did not want to dirty my reasonably new camera. Here are some snapshots of the participants:]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:23:34 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Neighbourhood Rooftop Garden]]></title>
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<description>Urban Forest:- <![CDATA[Just after finishing my earlier post, I suddenly realised that M had told me about this rooftop garden beside my house and that it is only opened on Sunday mornings which is when the residents came to take care of the plants. I immediately grabbed my camera and headed down to the multi-storey carpark where it was located.      I guessed this garden was not publicised at all from the word “soft launch” in the picture. But they have their reasons why, I think, of which I will explain later.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:23:34 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Another Cantoria]]></title>
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<description>SLOG:- <![CDATA[I encountered Cantor's water snake (Cantoria violacea) again! It was about 2am on 29 May 2007. The snake was swimming along the water's edge at the mouth of Sungei Tampines.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:16:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dead Snake Attracted Food For Swallows]]></title>
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<description>SLOG:- <![CDATA[A post in the Bird Ecology Study Group blog reported how a dead snake, found along the road in Choa Chu Kang, attracted food (flies) for the Pacific swallows. In this case, as in nature, the carcass was "not wasted". At least the flies and swallows came before our efficient cleaners. But still, drive carefully. Snakes such as Banded Malayan Coral Snake, Keel-bellied Whip Snake, House Wolf Snake, and King Cobra have became victims of roadkills, which I believe is one of the biggest killers...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:16:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Snakes & Ladders]]></title>
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<description>SLOG:- <![CDATA[938LIVE (93.8 FM) The Living Room]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:16:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Snakehunters Needed]]></title>
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<description>SLOG:- <![CDATA[Nadiah Hana Abd Rahman, a final year undergraduate from the National Institute of Education, is studying the diet of the dog-faced water snakes (Cerberus rynchops) for her research project. If you are the kind of people who loves to wake up in the middle of the night and catch snakes in the name of science, please email nhr8@hotmail.com.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:16:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Good Snakes Come In Pairs]]></title>
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<description>SLOG:- <![CDATA[We are lucky or what?]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:16:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Singapore Wildlife Stampede]]></title>
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<description>SLOG:- <![CDATA[Singapore's first parade for endangered animals and environment, led by Dr. Jane Goodall, happened on 2 November 2007 4-7 pm at Singapore Botanics Garden. A 'snake contingent' consisting of three 'snakes' and many kids (real kids plus adults that are young at heart) was there, which I believe was led by the Nature Society of Singapore. Bravo to all of them! The parade was a fun and meaningful event, which brought many nature lovers together for a common cause.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:16:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-tailed Sibia feeding on fruits]]></title>
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<description>Bird Ecology Study Group:- <![CDATA[Long-tailed Sibia (Heterophasia picaoides wrayi) is a resident of Peninsular Malaysia’s montane forests, becoming uncommon about 1,200m and below. A generalist, it eats animal prey, especially swarming termites and fruits like figs and berries. 
Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS was at 1,600m ASL at Malaysia’s Cameron Highlands on 27th January 2010 when he came across a [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:01:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sentosa's last resort]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:43:20 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chek Jawa (23 Aug 09)]]></title>
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<description>teamseagrass:- <![CDATA[Today is our last monitoring trip at Chek Jawa for the year. And the last of the morning trips by the Team.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:43:20 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Halophila beccarii: IUCN's Species of the Day!]]></title>
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<description>teamseagrass:- <![CDATA[Yesterday, our very own H. beccarii was featured as Species of the Day, part the IUCN's Red List celebration of International Year of Biodiversity 2010.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:43:01 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[White Bellied Sea Eagle Part II by speedblade]]></title>
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<description>Nature Spies:- <![CDATA[More amazing shots by speedblade! there's aerial dogfight and catfish catch. nice shots despite raining cats and dogs recently ;p]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:20:13 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Juvenile Wagler's Pit-viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri)]]></title>
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<description>For the Future of Our Forest:- <![CDATA[19th May 2007 was the 1st Plant Walk @ Hindelle Nature Park in 2007. The next walk will be held on 16 June. Typically, the walk is conducted by the students from Ngee Ann Poly who has adopted the Park. However, due to some unforseen activities at their school, they are not able to attend thus came in the CNR volunteers. :D]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:20:13 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Orange-breasted Trogon mating]]></title>
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<description>Bird Ecology Study Group:- <![CDATA[A female Orange-breasted Trogon (Harpactes oreskios) was quietly perching on a branch when she was alerted by the call of a male nearby. Also nearby was a tailless male trogon.

The female trogon suddenly flew to perch on a clear branch, responding with a soft call. And just as suddenly, the first male flew to her, [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:02:56 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Virgin Trip to Tanah Merah]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[What Happens To The Snake When You Call 999]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:17:41 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More Grasses and Sedges]]></title>
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<description>Urban Forest:- <![CDATA[I find it quite cool that I can appreciate those once boring lawn plants now. Imagine, they are basically found everywhere and I can be easily satisfied basically anywhere! LOL~&#160;     &#160; St. Augustine Grass, Stenotaphrum secundatum is an exotic plant that seldom flowers but spreads vegetatively.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Seagrasses and TeamSeagrass on YouTube]]></title>
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<description>teamseagrass:- <![CDATA[What are seagrasses and why are they important? Find out on this clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66Y5vgswj20, produced by Seagrass-Watch HQ.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:28:04 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bracket Fungus]]></title>
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<description>For the Future of Our Forest:- <![CDATA[" Wah!!!.. SO BIG!!!! "]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:19:30 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Opportunistic survey of the bird market in Bali, Indonesia]]></title>
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<description>Bird Ecology Study Group:- <![CDATA[&#8220;On February 2010, an opportunistic survey of bird markets in Bali, Indonesia was conducted. Localities visited include Denpasar, Kuta, Seminyak and Ubud. Denpasar is the capital of Bali island and is basically an old market town dotted with many temples, street shops and beautiful houses.
&#8220;It also boasts a thriving bird market that has become a [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:01:53 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green HDB corridors]]></title>
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<description>Urban Forest:- <![CDATA[It was good to have a long weekend holiday, though I dread the Chinese New Year visits. Luckily it wasn’t that painful and I in fact my mood got slightly better after the visitations.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:43:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Google rewards KML use in research with prizes!]]></title>
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<description>Nature Spies:- <![CDATA[Google LatLong: Create cool KML, win cool prizes]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:23:52 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pulau Semakau (26 Jul 09)]]></title>
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<description>teamseagrass:- <![CDATA[TeamSeagrass is back on Pulau Semakau today! Though the weather forecast was for a storm with thunder and lightning, and it got ominous as we started the ferry trip, we went ahead anyway.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:23:11 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS – birdwatcher extraordinarie]]></title>
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<description>Bird Ecology Study Group:- <![CDATA[For the past many months the blog has been posting one observation after another by Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS, so much so that he is uncomfortable with hogging the limelight. Only when assured that his many observations need to be shared that he feels comfortable with his many postings. After all, observations not recorded and [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:10:10 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Seagrasses and dugongs - what happened at Prof Marsh's talk]]></title>
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<description>teamseagrass:- <![CDATA[Siti gave a great presentation about our seagrasses yesterday!]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:23:32 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Knobby Sea Stars @ Cyrene by Kevin]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:22:14 -0500</pubDate>
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