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Article: Down To Earth 3rd Oct 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Saturday October 3, 2009 By LEONG SIOK HUI Building a mud house is creative, fun and eco-friendly. Outdoor operator Nomad Adventure recently embarked on a project to build a mud house on their premises as an experiment in alternative construction approaches and as a team-building exercise. The mud house sits in Nomad's Earth Camp in Kampung Chulek, Gopeng, Perak, an outdoor learning centre that runs adventure and experiential learning camps with green themes. Dubbed...
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View: Muslims Too Must Treat Dogs Kindly 2nd Oct 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Friday October 2, 2009I WOULD like to add to the comments by Chong Wooi Teang "Treat animals humanely" (The Star, Oct 1). I am a Muslim but it saddens me how stray animals, especially dogs, are handled by the authorities. Dogs are also God's creatures, and as such, do not deserve such cruel treatment. I notice that not much has been said about how our beloved Prophet treated animals with kindness. Perhaps this should be highlighted more. SHAMSIAH, Skudai.This article was taken from: The Star On...
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Article: Tiger Park Plan Goes Cold 1st Oct 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Thursday October 1, 2009 By MANJIT KAUR THERE are no plans to create a tiger park as concrete proposals have not been submitted to the Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) since the issue was first raised in March this year. MPPP president Tan Cheng Chui, when contacted, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng had yet to get back to him on the matter. Many non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and animal conservationists were opposed to the park. Tan said the idea mooted by L...
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View: Treat Animals Humanely 1st Oct 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Thursday October 1, 2009MY pleasant Sunday morning was spoilt when I saw how the Majlis Bandaran Ipoh (MBI) team handled the unwanted animals at my housing estate. I heard gunshots and the screams of dogs everywhere. I tried to stop such cruel handling towards the unwanted animals but was told by the MBI gunmen to mind my own business. I cannot accept the way the MBI handled the unwanted animals. I would like to appeal to the relevant authorities to find a softer handling approach towards the un...
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Article: Mudball Worries 29th Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Tuesday September 29, 2009THE article on Effective Micro-organism mudballs (Mudball marvel?, StarTwo Sept 15) serves as an eye-opener regarding the alternative and potential of utilising microbes for environmental management. However, as a lecturer in microbiology, I would like to share some of my concerns. Micro-organisms, whether beneficial, neutral or pathogenic, are still micro-organisms and any uncontrolled introduction into the environment will disrupt the existing micro-biota in the ecosy...
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Article: Cancer Villages 29th Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Tuesday September 29, 2009 By TAN EE LYN All across China, villagers are suffering the consequences of the country's economic boom. ONE needs to look no further than the river that runs through Shangba to understand the extent of the heavy metals pollution that experts say has turned the hamlets in this region of southern China into cancer villages. The river's flow ranges from murky white to a bright shade of orange and the waters are so viscous that they barely ri...
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Article: Job Hazard 29th Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Tuesday September 29, 2009 By HILARY CHIEW Documenting green crimes has grown increasingly dangerous for journalists. IN a report that focuses on threats faced by environmental journalists worldwide, media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders – better known by its French acronym RSF or Reporters Sans Frontieres – warned that these journalists are on the frontlines of a new war. "There is a lot at stake in the environment. The gathering of information alone i...
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Article: Pangolin Smuggler Nabbed After Stake-Out 29th Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Tuesday September 29, 2009MUAR: A stake-out by the General Operation Force (GOF) intelligence unit led to the seizure of live pangolins being transported in a car near here. A 24-year-old man was arrested after a short car chase at Sungai Sarang Buaya in Bakri, near here, at about 11pm on Sunday. About 40 live pangolins, including several babies, were recovered from the car. The successful seizure followed four days of stake-out by a team headed by Asst Supt Azha Ahmad. The team had stationed i...
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Article: Animal Pelt Smuggler Released On Bail 29th Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Tuesday September 29, 2009ALOR SETAR: The 56-year-old man arrested with 17 animal pelts has been released on bail. State Wildlife and National Parks Department director Rahim Ahmad said the man, a trader from Kuala Kedah, was questioned and released on a RM3,000 bail posted by a friend at about 11pm on Sunday. "We are carrying out preliminary analysis by taking pictures and tagging the pelts prior to sending them to our headquarters in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, for DNA tests to determine the animal ...
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Article: Pet Monkey Saves Family 29th Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Tuesday September 29, 2009 By EMBUN MAJID ALOR SETAR: When Awang started to shriek, it was fortunate that a family of seven paid attention – the pet macaque was warning them about a lethal intruder. In the 3pm incident on Sunday, a cobra slithered towards the house in Kampung Bukit Teriak, about 25km from here. Munirah Mustaffa, 42, and her six children, aged between four and 20, were about to leave their house at that time. "When we heard Awang making noises, w...
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Article: Hill Resort A Gazetted Wildlife Reserve 28th Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Monday September 28, 2009A WILDLIFE and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) spokesman said that the tarantula was not protected under the international CITES List of Endangered Species nor was it covered by the Protection of Wild Life Act 1972. "Because of this, the tarantula is regarded as a free and common species," the spokesman said. He added that tarantulas living in the highlands such as Fraser's Hill and Cameron Highlands were local species, while those sold at pet shops were mostly im...
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Article: No Sanctuary For Fraser’s Hill Spiders 28th Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Monday September 28, 2009FOR a mere RM500, one can buy a live tarantula straight from Fraser's Hill. The wait, however, could be indefinite, and any dealings with the seller will be carried out furtively. Tarantula hunters on Fraser's Hill have become more discreet after the authorities began monitoring them earlier this year. StarMetro visited the hill resort recently to check on the situation. We visited one of the few restaurants at Fraser's Hill and asked the owner about the tarantulas, con...
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Article: Unique Red Durian Making Heads Turn 28th Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Monday September 28, 2009 By RUBEN SARIO KOTA KINABALU: A durian species is turning heads among visitors to Sabah, thanks to its uniquely reddish flesh. Known among the Kadazandusun community as sukang or tabelak, the fruit is also called "durian hutan", as it is mainly found growing wild in the jungles of Sabah. Thorny abundance: A sukang or 'durian hutan' tree heavy with fruits during its fruiting season. Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk...
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Article:Keeping The Hills Alive 26th Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Saturday September 26, 2009 By FOONG THIM LENGPhotos courtesy of CHEANG KUM SENG Photographer Cheang Kum Seng's love affair with the limestone hills of the Kinta Valley has yielded thousands of photos spanning two decades. RENOWNED photographer Cheang Kum Seng hopes to instil awareness on the importance of conserving the hills of the Kinta Valley through the images he has captured in the past two decades. His fascinating photographs of the valley's hills, caves and...
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Article: Sabah To Stop Normal Logging In Maliau Basin 26th Sep 2009, by Green Animal Shelter & Sanctuary (GrASS)
Saturday September 26, 2009 By RUBEN SARIO KOTA KINABALU: State-owned Yayasan Sabah is ceasing all conventional logging operations near the Maliau Basin by year's end, said Forestry Department director Datuk Sam Mannan. He said the closure of the designated logging areas would pave the way the for the implementation of reduced-impact logging in the affected commercial forest reserves such as Sungai Pinangah, Sapulut, Kalabakan and Gunung Rara from 2010. He had been ...
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