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Breeding Plumage of the Little Egret and Great Egret with a dark history
12 Apr 2019

Breeding Plumage of the Little Egret and Great Egret with a dark history

by BESG | posted in: Conservation, Heron-Egret-Bittern, Illegal-Irresponsible, Morphology-Develop. | 0

“Dr Lee Van Hien and me were photographing birds at Sungei Buloh Wetland in late March 2019, the tail end of the migratory season for birds travelling along the East Asia Australian Flyway. There were two species of Egrets that … Continued

Great Egret, Little Egret
Kopi Luwak, also known as  “The best shit on earth”
31 Mar 2019

Kopi Luwak, also known as “The best shit on earth”

by BESG | posted in: Illegal-Irresponsible, Mammals | 1

“Tied up inside a tiny cage, this Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) will spend the rest of its life eating coffee cherries and pooping out seeds because somewhere down the track, someone thought that this process makes the coffee tastes … Continued

Common Palm Civet
Taiwan Pigeon Racing: A Death Trap for Millions of Birds
28 Feb 2019

Taiwan Pigeon Racing: A Death Trap for Millions of Birds

by BESG | posted in: Illegal-Irresponsible | 0

“While in Taiwan on two occasions I heard mention about Pigeon Racing but had not paid much attention to it. I was told about tens of thousands of birds taken out to the open seas, in purpose built boats, for … Continued

Rock Pigeon
Metal chain on a migratory Oriental Honey-buzzard
17 Oct 2018

Metal chain on a migratory Oriental Honey-buzzard

by BESG | posted in: Illegal-Irresponsible, Migration-Migrants, Raptors | 0

“On 7 Oct 2018, I was observing the Raptor migration at Khao Dinsor, Thailand. I noticed something hanging below a female Oriental Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) from a distance (above). As it flew nearer to the viewing platform, I took more … Continued

Oriental Honey-buzzard
Bats in distress, trapped by abandon fishing hook
1 Oct 2018

Bats in distress, trapped by abandon fishing hook

by BESG | posted in: Illegal-Irresponsible, Mammals, Videography | 0

Carelessly discarded fishing lines or even kite strings are a threat to our wildlife. Birds regularly get strangled by them include mynas, kingfishers, sea-eagles, owls and even hornbills LINK. Now we have a bat as the latest victim, documented by … Continued

Bat
Javan Myna abused with quick ties
24 Apr 2017

Javan Myna abused with quick ties

by BESG | posted in: Illegal-Irresponsible | 1

KC Tsang’s image of a Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus) whose are legs were fastened with quick ties exposes the wickedness of the person or persons responsible. The image was taken on 28th March 2017 at Serangoon Central area. As KC … Continued

Javan Myna
Racing Homer Pigeon II
29 Mar 2017

Racing Homer Pigeon II

by BESG | posted in: Illegal-Irresponsible, Pigeon-Dove | 1

“A few hours after the mass email was sent to around 1600 recipients in my mailing list on Monday evening LINK, one of our students, Basriyah, our Senior Teacher (Physics) Mr Koh Tat Siang and MOE CPDD Senior Curriculum Specialist … Continued

Culling chickens in the year of the rooster
9 Feb 2017

Culling chickens in the year of the rooster

by BESG | posted in: Illegal-Irresponsible, Videography | 7

According to the Chinese zodiac this is the Year of the Rooster. Is it a coincidence then that in this Year of the Rooster, the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) is embarking on a programme culling “chicken”? – … Continued

Red Junglefowl
The Hooded Pitta season is here again: 2. Enforcement
24 Dec 2016

The Hooded Pitta season is here again: 2. Enforcement

by BESG | posted in: Illegal-Irresponsible, Migration-Migrants, Videography | 0

The pitta season is here again… and as in past years the birds were lured with mealworms LINK. Jeremiah Loei’s video and photographs of a Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida) at the Singapore Botanical Gardens’ Ginger Garden in early December 2016 … Continued

Hooded Pitta
Oriental Pied Hornbills picking trash
15 Dec 2016

Oriental Pied Hornbills picking trash

by BESG | posted in: Illegal-Irresponsible, Videography | 0

Kwan Hun’s video shows a pair of Oriental Pied Hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris) picking trash in the Pasir Ris mangrove (below). Rubbish, especially pieces of plastic and fabric, can cause serious harm to birds that swallow them. They may accidentally swallow … Continued

Oriental Pied Hornbill

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