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ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES – With the urbanisation of Singapore and deforestation of land that made way for the modern country it is today, it was believed that it had lost at least two-thirds of its biodiversity. However, a recent report revealed that this is not the case with only a 37-per-cent loss in the city-state’s […]
When Daryl Tan, an avid photographer of snakes, went on a trip to the mangroves at Pasir Ris Park in June 2023, he made a monumental discovery – a creature that was thought to be extinct in Singapore.
SINGAPORE - When Mr Daryl Tan, an avid photographer of snakes, went on a trip to the mangroves at Pasir Ris Park in June 2023, he made a monumental discovery – a creature that was thought to be extinct in Singapore. It was not a snake, but a fish whose existence was recorded only in a watercolour painting more than...
New study challenges previous estimates of biodiversity decline in Singapore SINGAPORE (ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES) – Since the founding of modern Singapore in 1819, vast swathes of lush forest and their natural inhabitants have been cleared to make way for human settlements, plantations, and urban development. For years, scientists believed that this extensive deforestation had led […]
This is the first photographic evidence of the fish's existence in Singapore.