Haze puts Malaysia's fireflies, wildlife at risk
By Clarence Fernandez
Reuters
Saturday, October 14, 2006; 10:42 PM
KUALA SELANGOR, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysia's most famous insects, a colony of fireflies that blink like Christmas lights, top the list of wildlife hit by a thick haze of pollution from Indonesian forest fires.
For many visitors, no trip to Malaysia is complete without a star-lit canoe ride to see the twinkling fireflies near the mouth of the Selangor river, but some residents fear memories could soon be all that remain of the insects.
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Reuters
Saturday, October 14, 2006; 10:42 PM
KUALA SELANGOR, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysia's most famous insects, a colony of fireflies that blink like Christmas lights, top the list of wildlife hit by a thick haze of pollution from Indonesian forest fires.
For many visitors, no trip to Malaysia is complete without a star-lit canoe ride to see the twinkling fireflies near the mouth of the Selangor river, but some residents fear memories could soon be all that remain of the insects.
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