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Study reveals effects of ‘poorly run wildlife trade’ on Singapore’s bird species

Seven in 10 birds offered for sale in shops in Singapore are species not native or previously native to Singapore, raising concerns over the dangers of a poorly run trade and overharvesting, a study has found.

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Singaporeans willing to fork out one per cent of their income to ensure no more haze

People in Singapore are willing to cough up nearly 1 per cent of their annual income in order to guarantee the absence of transboundary haze for a year, researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found.