- MAD lessons on monkeys with Cicada Tree Eco Place.
- Our kitchen garden tour at Pasir Ris.
Walks in wild places
- Up Close and Personal @ Peirce
- Mangrove walk at Sungei Buloh on Saturday and Sunday.
- Edible and medicinal plants tour at the Botanic Gardens.
Announcements
- Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Route 2 closed 2-20 Nov (after Prawn Pond leading to Tower Hide 2C) for maintenance.
- The Kampong Melayu trail going into Chek Jawa Wetlands from Kelichap Hut to Punai will be closed for repair and improvement works from 9 Oct to 30 Nov. Access to Chek Jawa will be via the Quarry trail from Berberek Hut to Punai Hut.
- Kusu Island pilgrimage season 18 Oct - 16 Nov: road to Pier closed, regular ferries to St. John's suspended.
- 15 Nov (Sun), 20 Nov (Fri): MAD lessons on monkeys with Cicada Tree Eco Place
- 25 Nov (Wed): Nature Bloggers 2.0 - Level Up! by the Leafmonkey Workshop.
Singapore news highlights
- Eagles at Changi Airport: Don't gun them down Straits Times Forum 30 Oct 09;
- Don't hold races in sensitive nature reserves Straits Times Forum 31 Oct 09; and the reply.
- Singapore rejects emission cuts 'We'll do our part but not at growth's expense' Amresh Gunasingham, Straits Times 30 Oct 09;
- Reasons for Singapore to be cool on global warming Emissions cap will slow growth while scientific evidence is not clear-cut, Andy Ho, Straits Times 30 Oct 09;
- Climate Change: What Singaporeans can do Straits Times Forum 2 Nov 09;
- Attempt to Manipulate and Confuse Public Thinking on Climate Change from AsiaIsGreen.
- Lightning activity in Singapore at its peak now Chances of being struck this month and next are higher than usual, Carolyn Quek, Straits Times 27 Oct 09;
- Will you survive a trip to the sea shore? a quiz from wild shores of singapore
- Why we shouldn't pick up sea stars from wild shores of singapore.
- Two Blues Make it 290 from Butterflies of Singapore.
- Green Porno Season 3: sexy shrimp, squid and more! from wild shores of singapore.
Photo of the week is of a Malayan water monitor feeding on a dead Smooth otter at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. Death is part of the cycle of Life. Shared by Marcus on his flickr and blog, read more about it on Jac's blog too.
