The female spins a strong, vertical web with a golden tinge. The web is not a symmetrical orb, but the hub (centre) is usually nearer the top. The mesh is fine, and it remains small at the edge of the web because the radial threads (equivalent to the spokes of the wheel) split into br...
Oi Yee on the Ridge . Nature guiding on Pasir Panjang Ridge has gone on for at least four decades! Crescent Girls leading Gan Eng Seng and Victoria school boys on a walk. Updated, 17 February 2004. A guide to the plants of Kent Ridge by Brandon Seah, Dec 2001. An online resource about...
Family Eleotrididae Africa to the Indo-Pacific. The sleeper gobies differ from the true gobies in that their pelvic fins are not fused to form a sucker. Otherwise, they are similar to the true gobies in most respects. Many members can get very big. Genus Oxyeleotris Pelvic fins of Ele...
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It is 13th February 1942, the Japanese troops that stormed through Malaya have invaded Singapore. Approaching Singapore City from the west, a seasoned Japanese army is forced to engage the small force of the Malay Regiment on the high ground of Pasir Panjang Ridge. A fierce battle ens...
It is 13th February 1942, the Japanese troops that stormed through Malaya have invaded Singapore. Approaching Singapore City from the west, a seasoned Japanese army is forced to engage the small force of the Malay Regiment on the high ground of Pasir Panjang Ridge. A fierce battle ens...
It is 13th February 1942, the Japanese troops that stormed through Malaya have invaded Singapore. Approaching Singapore City from the west, a seasoned Japanese army is forced to engage the small force of the Malay Regiment on the high ground of Pasir Panjang Ridge. A fierce battle ens...
"Mystery girl of Ubin." By Tan Shzr Ee. The Straits Times, 09 March 2003 (c) 2003 Singapore Press Holdings Limited An urn in an obscure Pulau Ubin temple, said to hold the remains of a WWI German girl, has been attracting devotees since the 1930s --- THEY call her the German Girl, or ...
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Update: the version I posted last Saturday was the 2010 version. I met YONG Ding Li a few hours ago and he informed he had updated the guide and subsequently sent me this 2011 version (the artwork is by the author as well): "Raptors in Southeast Asia ," by Yong Ding Li, 2011. Nature S...
Just in case you've not seen this, here is the link to "An Introduction to the Raptors of Southeast Asia: Status, Identification, Biology and Conservation ," by Yong Ding Li. Nature Society (Singapore) Bird Group & Southeast Asian Biodiversity Society. 35p. ?2010.
- The conference aims to provide a forum for conservation proponents and wildlife experts from all sectors of the community. Our speakers will address the status of Singaporeâs biodiversity, and the effects of habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation on a range of flora and fauna...
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Tasikoki Wildlife Rescue & Education Centre (North Sulawesi) will be in town this week and Eco-Singapore has kindly and very quickly organised a talk by him at *SCAPE (Level 4) in Orchard (map ) this Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011: 7.00pm. This is an opportunity to talk a wildlife conservatio...
In 1993, an area of Sungei Buloh mangrove was declared a nature park and four years since, a group of veteran guides have conducted a free guided walk annually in celebration of the conservation of this mangrove. In 2001, we were delighted when the park was upgraded to a nature reserv...
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In 1993, an area of Sungei Buloh mangrove was declared a nature park and four years since, a group of veteran guides have conducted a free guided walk annually in celebration of the conservation of this mangrove. In 2001, we were delighted when the park was upgraded to a nature reserv...
Simon Purser of Tasikoki Wildlife Rescue & Education Centre (North Sulawesi) will be in town this week and Eco-Singapore has kindly and very quickly organised a talk by him at *SCAPE (Level 4) in Orchard (map ) this Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011: 7.00pm. This is an opportunity to talk a wild...
Photos from the Biodiversity of Singapore Symposium III (24 Sep 2011) are in a Flickr Collection for you to view and share under a attribution-non-commercial, share alike CC license . Eight sets of photos are available, thanks to volunteer photographers Kenneth Pinto, Kevin Lam and Ng...
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In May 2005, Singapore witnessed the widespread occurrence of adult Lyssa zampa , the large, nocturnal white-striped moth known variously as the "Tropical Swallowtail Moth"and the "Giant Uranid Moth". I recalled incidents from my youth when these large moths used to appear seasonally ...
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Candidates should ideally have a strong record of academic and co-curricular achievements, but consideration will also be given to those who can demonstrate a capacity for independent thought, together with a real passion for and commitment to their chosen field. Candidates will be as...
It is 13th February 1942, the Japanese troops that stormed through Malaya have invaded Singapore. Approaching Singapore City from the west, a seasoned Japanese army is forced to engage the small force of the Malay Regiment on the high ground of Pasir Panjang Ridge. A fierce battle ens...
