Overview Introducing…Burning Questions LIVE! Aka a virtual fireside chat. Ever wondered what it’s like to be a Marine Conservationist? Join us for an online chat with Pei Rong, a Senior Manager at NParks’ Coastal and Marine branch, who will answer your Burning Questions live! So fire away any questions you have about marine biodiversity and … Continue reading BFF Challenge: Burning Questions LIVE w/ a Marine Conservationist
As someone who is kind of interested in birds, observing birds from my house window is not something that is totally unfamiliar. However, because of this experience, I also know that the few trees that are outside my house were not going to yield many species, so for this assignment, I decided to go for … Continue reading BFF Big Birdwatch (26th April)
The Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) is a lizard native to Singapore. In fact, it was formerly our country’s common garden lizard until the Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor) was introduced, likely from neighbouring countries like Malaysia and Thailand in the 1980s. The more aggressive Changeable Lizard was able to out-compete and displace the Green Crested … Continue reading Green Crested Lizard
Being the first time I've been back at sungei buloh wetland reserve in a good 6 years, it was refreshing to see the familiar sights of SBWR, reminiscing all the times I’ve come here as a child.This field trip to SBWR has been really eye-opening for me, with Ivan and Lesley pointing out various flora … Continue reading Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
On 25 April I finally looked out of my windows for more than a glance at a time 😂 I was surprised to see the plethora of birds that fly by every day! Not only do they call out to each other, they also pepper the rooftops and trees around my neighbourhood in Siglap. 🥰 … Continue reading BFF Big Birdwatch 25 April
PHOTO CREDIT: LESLEY CHNG Hope this post helps you appreciate this beautiful animal! ❤
Think that Rock Doves, Javan Mynas and House Crows are the only birds that can be seen from home? Think again! Here are some interesting avian neighbours that people have encountered from their own gardens, corridors and even windows! A pair of Olive-backed Sunbirds nesting along an HDB flat corridor turned into a real life … Continue reading BFF Big Birdwatch: Egg-citing Encounters from Home!
Photo Credits: @wormadamsand (me!), found at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve at end 2018 About The King Cobra is a large snake with a scientific name of Ophiophagus Hanna. It is most well known as the longest venomous snake in the world, at a maximum length of 5.85m! In Singapore, it is only bested in size by the … Continue reading King Cobra (spoiler alert: not a true cobra)
Photo by: Nick Baker, Ecology Asia 2020 The twin-barred gliding snake, also known as the twin-barred tree snake (Chrysopelea Pelias), is a small yet unique reptile native to Singapore. As the name suggests, this snake glides through the forest, going from one tree to another hunting for its favourite meal, geckoes! Its striking feature of … Continue reading Unique and Striking: the Twin-barred Gliding Snake
PHOTO CREDITS: LESLEY CHNG About The red-eared slider, scientific name is the Trachemys scripta elegans, is also known as the water slider turtle. They are sold in most pet shops under the cover of "terrapins", and are popular house animals. Native or Introduced?Introduced, by irresponsible pet owners who choose to release them into our water … Continue reading Red Eared Slider
BFF Biodiversity Challenge 2020 