When one mentions intertidal or mangrove wildlife, horseshoe crabs are usually one of the first few species to come to mind. And for good reason. This species, which has been around even before the time of the dinosaurs, is a natural enigma. For one, it is not actually a true crab, and is more closely … Continue reading A Muddy Venture @ Kranji mudflats
Herping @ the Singapore Botanic GardensDownload For my Act for Nature project, I decided to prepare a herp guide for Botanic Gardens, which I intend to share with friends (through social media, among other means) and possibly nature groups who may find it useful. Before I got started, I figured that despite the project seeming … Continue reading Herping @ the Singapore Botanic Gardens
There has been much talk in recent weeks about intertidal conservation, and what would be best described as “intertidal wildlife etiquette”. This seems to be, in large part, due to the recent images circulating on social media, depicting beach-goers partaking in questionable activities at our coastal areas. A mothership article published not too long ago … Continue reading Going out of my comfort zone: Insights from participating in Nparks’ Intertidal Watch
In the wake of Singapore’s urbanisation in the past few decades, green spaces have all but heavily declined. Aside from our nature reserves, and the smaller pockets of forests that in due time, may find themselves cleared to make way for development, what remains of Singapore’s green spaces is a far cry from what it … Continue reading Trash or Treasure Trove? Lessons Learnt from Tampines Eco Green
A biscuit sea star (Goniodiscaster scaber), a species that can be commonly found at Changi Beach during the low tide. One does not expect much activity in a seaside park at 5:45 in the morning. Indeed, Changi Beach Park was relatively quiet, save for a couple of night cyclists and early risers from the nearby … Continue reading Gems of the Northeast: An intertidal survey at Changi Beach Park
It was 7:30pm. The blue of the evening sky had faded to black, with the bustle of the nearby road breaking the silence of what would otherwise have been a rather quiet neighbourhood park. But this was not just any neighbourhood park. Bukit Batok Nature Park was, in all definitions of the word, a forest. … Continue reading Colugos and conservation: a walk at Bukit Batok Nature Park after dark
BFF Biodiversity Challenge 2021 