Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES) News & Blogs
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Updates On 19th Aug 2015 19th Aug 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: 23RD AUGUST 2015!
Calling all ACRES supporters, volunteers, donors and animal lovers! If you haven't already heard, we’re reviving one of our well-loved events this August: the ACRES Open House!
It is going to be BIG this time round, with volunteering opportunities, engaging workshops, and even a movie screening to top it all off! We’ll also be sharing our plans for the next few months, so that you’ll have an idea what we’re doing to end animal cruelty, and learn ...
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Updates On 17th Aug 2015 17th Aug 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
MACAQUES ARE MASTERS OF DENTAL FLOSSING!
Humans may be reluctant to floss their teeth, but macaques don't seem to mind.
The August 2007 issue of the American Journal of Primatology features a report called Long-Tailed Macaques Use Human Hair as Dental Floss. Written by scientists at Kyoto University in Japan, Ubon Rajathanee University and Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, it builds on a report from the year 2000 that "two individual Macaca fascicularis monkeys in Lopburi, Thailand used hu...
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Updates On 16th Aug 2015 16th Aug 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY IS PERSEVERANCE.
This Sunday, we want to dedicate our volunteer post to all the unsung heroes who have been working with us tirelessly for the animals. These are the ones who have never been mentioned by name, nor their faces shown on this page. These are the ones who have soaked in sweat under the hottest sun, been drenched by the heaviest rains, taken all the mosquito bites silently, and carried out their tasks in the muddiest places. These ar...
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Updates On 16th Aug 2015 16th Aug 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
THANK YOU OPHELIA!
For the past 3 months, the fundraising team had some extra help; and very good help at that!
Meet Ophelia, a student who decided to spend her holidays not relaxing, but interning with ACRES! She has been a GREAT help for the team, helping with social media, donor relations, and our fundraising events!
The ACRES family is small, so help from kind souls like Ophelia is much appreciated. And it wasn’t all work and no play! We had great fun with her, and we hope that she had...
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Updates On 15th Aug 2015 15th Aug 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
SATURDAY CRIME NIGHT – CRIMES AGAINST ELEPHANTS
August the 13th was World Elephant Day. Many of us know that Asian elephants are endangered, due to habitat loss and the ivory trade. But did you know that ivory continues to be smuggled through Singapore, and the authorities are playing an important role intercepting these illegal shipments?
Here are details of recent ivory seizures in Singapore:
1. In May 2015, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA), Singapore Customs, an...
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Updates On 15th Aug 2015 15th Aug 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
DOUBLE THE FUNDRAISING TEAMS, DOUBLE THE SUPPORT FOR ANIMALS!
1. Team Faunarity is organising a carnival to help raise funds and awareness for ACRES! This group of students from Hwa Chong Institution (College) is helping ACRES as part of their service learning project under the Citi-YMCA Youth for Causes Programme.
Date: 22nd August (Saturday)
Where: Tampines Central Park's Amphitheatre (near Tampines Swimming Complex/ Tampines Street 83)
Time: 10am to 6pm
Tickets for the carnival stated abov...
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Updates On 14th Aug 2015 14th Aug 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
NATIVE WILDLIFE RESCUE ROUNDUP: 14 AUGUST 2015
1. (Top left) Groucho is a handsome nightjar who got lost at the stairwell of an HDB block. He decided to just sit and rest in the corridor, and help arrived in the form of a concerned passerby who alerted us. With a little lift, Groucho flew away well.
2. (Middle left) Boo and Buffy are two insectivorous bats who flew into someone’s 11th storey HDB flat. Thanks to the residents for calling our hotline, both were safely released outside. When b...
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Updates On 12th Aug 2015 12th Aug 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
COME AND FIND OUT ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ACRES AND VOLUNTEERING WITH US!
We at ACRES would like to meet with YOU; our valuable supporters, wildlife rescuers, voices for the animals, big-hearted donors, and not forgetting your friends too!
The day will start with exciting volunteer opportunities, and then we want to share our plans for ending animal cruelty for the rest of 2015 and let you know how you can get involved. This is a great opportunity introduce your friends and family to ACRES...
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Are Whales And Dolphins Cultural Beings? 12th Aug 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
ARE DOLPHINS CULTURAL BEINGS?
The idea that our oceans teem with cultural animals — and have for millions of years — is the central conclusion of a new book by two scientists. And it's a convincing one.
Whales and dolphins, as they forage for food and interact with each other in their social units, may learn specific ways of doing things from their mothers or their pod mates.
This undoubtedly means that the capture and removal of wild dolphins from their pods to supply the captive dolphi...
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Updates On 11th Aug 2015 11th Aug 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
MEET BIG AND BEAUTIFUL VENILLA!
About two weeks ago, we shared a post about Bloodshort, a rescued blood python who is the second heaviest snake at the ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre (AWRC).
Today, we’d like to introduce the largest snake in our care: Venilla, an albino Burmese python. Many of you might know her story and some of you may have seen her. Venilla is the largest animal at the AWRC. Believe it or not, someone probably kept her as a pet here in Singapore at some point in time, befor...
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Updates On 10th Aug 2015 10th Aug 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
FINAL CALL-OUT FOR TEAM MONKEY GUARDS WORKSHOP AND TRAINING
If you missed the first call-out, then here’s your chance to join the ACRES Team Monkey Guards!
We’ve been conducting a preliminary Monkey Guard study in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, and we are set to launch the pilot project soon. This is an opportunity for you to help Singapore’s long-tailed macaques! You will not just guard hotspot areas, but also get an opportunity to get to know the macaques by name and character!
The first ...
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Updates On 9th Aug 2015 9th Aug 2015, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)
JOIN US! ACRES OPEN HOUSE, 23 AUGUST
That’s right! We at ACRES would like to meet with YOU; our valuable supporters, wildlife rescuers, voices for the animals, big-hearted donors, and not forgetting your friends too!
The day will start with exciting volunteer opportunities, and then we want to share our plans for ending animal cruelty for the rest of 2015 and let you know how you can get involved. This is a great opportunity introduce your friends and family to ACRES and find out what has be...
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