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Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS) News & Blogs
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Article: Rich Heritage Under The Sea
6th Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Saturday September 5, 2009 By ZULFIGAR YASIN IF the diversity of corals is taken as the currency of richness in the undersea kingdom, Malaysia will certainly be one of the weal-thiest nations in the world. If an imaginable line is drawn linking the richest nations whose diversity of corals is at a maximum — a line connecting the seas with more than 70 genera of corals, it will form a perimeter around the seas of Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua ...
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Article: Tatu To Stay A Little Bit Longer
6th Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Saturday September 5, 2009 By YENG AI CHUN PETALING JAYA: Tatu, the baby orang utan that was rescued from a deer breeder in Kuala Kubu Baru, is staying in Malaysia a little longer until the case is settled. Tatu is among three baby orang utans, an endangered species, that were confiscated in Selangor and Taiping in June. The Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) released the results of the DNA tests on the fur samples of the three orang utan last week...
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Article: Illegal Logging At Mengkuang Dam
4th Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Thursday September 3, 2009 By CHRISTINA CHIN THE state government is investigating the illegal logging of rubber trees at some 2ha of land at the Mengkuang Dam in Seberang Prai which went undetected for at least two weeks. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said it came to a halt after State Health, Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh received a tip off on Aug 25. "Following a police report on the same day in Bukit Mertajam, a hydrauli...
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Article: Healthy Living In Chemor
4th Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Thursday September 3, 2009Non-governmental organisation Pertu-buhan Prihatin Sosial Malaysia wants to help the residents in the Chemor area to lead a healthy lifestyle by organising hikes up Bukit Bangkong in Tanah Hitam, Perak. Its secretary R. Ramaitharan said about 350 people hiked up to the summit of the hill during the "Health Hikers: Get Your Feet Moving Today!" event held on Sunday. He said the cool weather and the mist-shrouded hill made the event enjoyable. Once a hotbed for communist...
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View: Swiftlet Farming Will Boost Economy
4th Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Friday September 4, 2009THE Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) appreciates the concern highlighted in "It's time to ban farming of swiftlets" (The Star, Aug 28). Edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) is currently protected under the Protection of Wildlife Act 1972 [Act 76]. It is widely distributed in the South-East Asian region and commonly mistaken for swallows. The swiftlet is slightly smaller in size and is free flying, perching only at its nest and nowhere else. Thi...
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View: Get To The Root Cause Of Why More Trees Are Felled
2nd Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Wednesday September 2, 2009I HAVE been watching the Prime Time News on NTV7 on a regular basis (8pm), and have come across a short advertisement on the felling of trees. The short clip reveals a screen full of trees, and goes on to show them being felled to the sound of chainsaws, until only a single tree is left standing. The punchline comes on: "What will we do when all the trees are gone?" It's great to have programmes that raise the public's awareness of our social responsibilities, and the ...
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View: Swiftlets Are A Real Hygenic Lot
2nd Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Wednesday September 2, 2009I WOULD like to refute the claims made in "It's time to ban farming of swiftlets" (The Star, Aug 28). While I am not a swiftlets expert nor a degree holder in nutritional science, I do have enough knowledge on this matter since my dad has been involved in swiftlets farming for the past eight years. Furthermore, with Sitiawan being my hometown, I can confidently say that I have been closer to swiftlets than most people ever will. Regarding bird flu, there has been no re...
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Article: Tuna Tale
1st Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Tuesday September 1, 2009 Tuna: Love, Death And Mercury Author: Richard Ellis Publisher: Vintage, 368 pages THIS book by marine researcher and illustrator Richard Ellis will forever change the way we think about fish, fishing and the dangers inherent in the seafood we eat. The bluefin tuna is one of the world's biggest, fastest and most highly evolved marine animals, as well as one of its most popular delicacies. Now, however, it hovers on the brink of extin...
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Article: Nurturing Reefs
1st Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Tuesday September 1, 2009 AS an MS ISO 14001:1997 Environmental Management System-certified organisation, Panasonic Malaysia is committed to ensuring that its business activities have minimal adverse impact on the environment and comply with all relevant environmental legislation in line with its global parent company Matsushita's dedication to sustain a harmonious co-existence with the environment. Panasonic's Environmental Vision, Green Plan 2010, created in October 2001, incorporates ...
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Article: Book On Life
1st Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Tuesday September 1, 2009 THE Encyclopedia of Life, an online project launched in 2007 with the aim of creating a webpage on every known animal and plant species, has reached 150,000 entries in its second year. Close to two million people from more than 200 countries have contributed to the website (www.eol.org). Users can create a page that describes a plant or animal with text, images or both. The information is then submitted to experts, verified and made availab...
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Article: For Fresh Greens
1st Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Tuesday September 1, 2009 By HILARY CHIEW Here are some tips for avoiding chemical-laden vegetables. MANY health-conscious Malaysians face a dilemma when it comes to purchasing vegetables. They know the importance of a diet rich in greens, but are wary about that nice-looking Chinese spinach being drenched in a cocktail of pesticides to keep its leaves hole-free. Ideally, one should buy organic greens but this will strain the average household's grocery budget due t...
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