What drew you to this event? As Singapore moves towards becoming a city in nature, human-wildlife conflicts are bound to happen. This is where wildlife education comes in. Worryingly, in my own personal experience, Singaporeans do not seem very biophilic or accustomed to living side by side with wildlife. Some of my friends and family … Continue reading Wildlife Education
BQLive: Marine Conservation
What drew you to this event? I was curious to know more about the marine life in singapore as I have heard many different marine animals live in the intertidal areas and in Singapore's waters. I saw this opportunity to learn more from an expert hoping that I could understand more about marine life in Singapore. … Continue reading BQLive: Marine Conservation
World Turtle Day Virtual Open House- Session 4: Sea Turtle Economy
By defining turtle economy as an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of turtle related goods and services by different agents, we acknowledge the broader sense of human-turtle interactions. It therefore includes consumptive uses, i.e. trade of turtle parts, as well as non-consumptive uses such as tourism as well as … Continue reading World Turtle Day Virtual Open House- Session 4: Sea Turtle Economy
Act For Nature: Hawksbill Sea Turtles 🐢
I was really inspired by the appearance of the Hawksbill Turtle on World Turtle Day. It was quite a nice coincidence and quite a wholesome wildlife story for once, which had me thinking about what it would be like from the turtle's point of view.Since I was quite free at that point in time I … Continue reading Act For Nature: Hawksbill Sea Turtles 🐢
BQ Live: Wildlife Education
1. What drew you to this event? I was curious to find out about local efforts to maintain human-wildlife coexistence, since I thought Singapore’s reputation of being a concrete jungle would make this notion much harder to achieve. I also wanted to hear from expert educators what they do to ensure our community interacts responsibly … Continue reading BQ Live: Wildlife Education
Reflections – BQLive: Wildlife Educator
When I was really young, I used to have an elderly neighbour who used to feed pigeons every evening. My neighbours and family disliked her for this very reason. They felt that she was luring pigeons in to our neighbourhood, causing the surroundings to be more and more dirty and unhygienic. After she passed on, … Continue reading Reflections – BQLive: Wildlife Educator
Thoughts from Cyrena’s sharing (:
Photo of a White-crested Laughingthrush with rice fed to it (Photo by me) What drew you to this event? To be very honest, I was quite interested to know firsthand from someone who has had experience talking to people regarding animals professionally, as I also would want to do something similar in the future. Even … Continue reading Thoughts from Cyrena’s sharing (:
BQ with a Volunteer Guide
When I first visited Singapore, one of the more striking features I noticed in the country was the active presence of long-tailed macaques. It was a first for me to find both humans and wildlife coexisting in an urban setting. Now that I live here, I am more interested of their lifestyle! Hence, this event … Continue reading BQ with a Volunteer Guide
Act For Nature: Common Palm Civet
This poster about common palm civets targets individuals who are unaware of the civets ecology and how to handle the situation if they were to encounter civets. I chose a poster as a creative medium to easily inform people of what civets are--it is easier to absorb the information in the poster and remember them! … Continue reading Act For Nature: Common Palm Civet
BFF Challenge: Guess that Gecko
OverviewGecko, Gecko, on the wall,You climb so high, but never fall!Take a closer a look at one of the most common herps in our homes - our resident mosquito munchers, Geckos! TASK Completion of this entire activity (Parts 1, 2 and 3) before the deadline (26 June 2020) will be counted as participation in one … Continue reading BFF Challenge: Guess that Gecko
BFF Biodiversity Challenge 2020 