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Minister s assurance comes amid petition to save Dover Forest
The 33ha Ulu Pandan estate, which includes Dover Forest (above), is home to at least 158 animal species and 120 plant species. National Development Minister Desmond Lee has said that some Build-To-Order flats to be launched this year would be in the estate in Queenstown. This would likely mean the forest would be replaced with housing.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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All feedback on future of Dover Forest will be studied closely: Desmond Lee
National Development Minister Desmond Lee and members of the nature community visited the forest site in Ulu Pandan on Jan 28, 2020.PHOTO: DESMOND LEE/FACEBOOK
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A man's post in a Singaporean Facebook group containing photos of a crocodile devouring an Asian water monitor lizard has become a an online sensation.
There has been much attention on Dover Forest recently after media reports revealed that the 33ha patch of greenery is slated for housing development.
An environmental baseline study was conducted in 2017 and made public last December so that members of the public can provide their feedback on it.
The feedback window closed on Jan. 16, 2021 (last Saturday).
Public outcry
The forest, which has remained untouched for the past 40 years, is home to 120 species of plants and 158 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, snails, and insects.
There was a subsequent outcry among nature lovers and residents to protect Dover Forest, with a petition garnering over 29,000 signatures in less than a week.
With the news of Dover forest and Clementi forest being zoned for residential development, many have taken to social media and even an online petition to express their hopes for these green spaces to be rezoned and preserved.
One environmental group, Nature Society Singapore, has proposed for Dover forest (also known as Ulu Pandan Estate) to be turned into a public nature park, and suggested degazetted golf courses and other open spaces near Dover to be used instead.
To capture public feedback on Dover forest, the Housing Development Board (HDB) has provided members of the public with an environmental baseline study and an avenue to provide their feedback via an online form.