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How Not to Increase Forest Cover

Malaysia seems to have found a clever way to increase forest cover: Plant more rubber trees. But if you have to clear virgin jungle to do it, this may not do planet earth any good. The news items may be long, but...

created by Lazylizards | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Rhino hoof print found in a 2006 visit to Tabin

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Rhino Sanctuary In Sabah receives backing

The East Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo island teems with wildlife. Flora and fauna species in its primary rain forests arguably are more diverse than even those found in the Amazon jungles. Pygmy...

created by Lazylizards | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Reef fish ‘being eaten to extinction’

The seas off northern Borneo and southern Phillipines are rich in marine life. But the region is also serverely over-fished. Chinese diners and "eating" tourists have proved to be culprits. " This fierce appetite...

created by Lazylizards | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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The Borneo Bird Club Flying High In Borneo

"It’s a huge success” he says. “It’s not going to happen overnight but we surely initiated the first move to create awareness especially in Sabah” he added, referring to the Sandakan Bird Fair 2008 which was held in Sandakan and Kota Kinabalu recently. Bird watching...

created by sitorus | 3 years ago
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Single male rhino, 20something, seeks mate to save species

Mary Richard

Single male rhino, 20 something, seeks mate to save species

." KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - He probably hasn't dated in two decades, but the survival of a species may depend on whether Tam can get lucky soon. A male rhinoceros recently rescued on the edge of Borneo's...

created by Mary Richard | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Disappearing rainforests

When I first visited Maliau Basin, or Sabah's Lost World, in 2001, I was struck by its pristine and raw beauty. Even the leeches looked pretty - I could not kill these creatures even when they had their "mouthful"...

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Disappearing rainforests

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Chances for U.S. Withdrawal

"BASRA -- The Bush administration's preliminary security pact with Iraq calls for withdrawing most American combat troops by 2011, a development that seemed almost unthinkable even a few months ago. One reason they're thinking about it now: the new assertiveness of Iraqi...

created by Babel-Fish | 3 years ago
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Prime Minister Sheikh Nasir Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah

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Kuwait Will Have New Government

KUWAIT 16:10 GMT – The Kuwaiti government has submitted its resignation to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, after the elections of the new parliament last week. The Amir re-appointed Sheikh...

created by Kuwait | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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bjtindle

Evolution in action at valley

"The Kinabatangan valley is not just a haven for wildlife but is also a valuable natural laboratory of evolution, a team of Universiti Malaysia Sabah scientists found."

created by bjtindle | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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1 dead in car bomb attack on Iraqi paper (AP)

" 1 hour, 40 minutes ago BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bomb exploded in the parking lot of a government-run newspaper in Iraq " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Iraq 's capital Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring 30, police said. At least 25 cars caught...