- MAD lesson on Mammals with Cicada Tree Eco Place.
- Free guided tour of the Jacob Ballas Children's Garden on Saturday and Sunday.
- Free Chek Jawa boardwalk tour with the Naked Hermit Crabs.
- Paint Along with Pui San at Sungei Buloh.
Walks in wild places
- Mangrove walk at Sungei Buloh on Saturday and Sunday.
- HortPark Butterfly Garden guided tour.
- Heritage and nature guided walk at Fort Canning Park.
- Evolution Garden guided tour.
Special event
- Earth Hour 2010 with associated film screenings:
- 25 Mar (Thu): Free screening of "Home"
- 24 Mar (Wed): Free screening of "The Age of Stupid"
For Nature Society (Singapore) members only
- Butterfly walk at HortPark.
- Birdwatching at Bukit Batok Nature Park.
- Birdwatching at Semakau Landfill.
- Horseshoe Crab Rescue & Research.
Early next week
- 29 Mar (Mon): Chek Jawa Intertidal Walk with Cicada Tree Eco Place
Registration now open
- 9 Apr (Fri): Workshop for Nature Guides Wiping out the Wildlife Trade with Louis Ng of Acres
- 29 Mar (Mon): Chek Jawa Intertidal Walk with Cicada Tree Eco Place
Announcement: closing date extended to 28 Mar: Singapore BioDiverCity a photo competition by NParks to showcase our wildlife.
Singapore news highlights
- 'Sakura' season in Singapore too Huang Lijie, Straits Times 21 Mar 10;
- Push for Singapore students to learn from their environment Karen Zainal & Zeslene Mao, Straits Times 18 Mar 10;
- Undercover investigations in the illegal trade in tiger parts in Singapore Acres Press Release 19 Mar 10;
- Don't use wild animals for entertainment Straits Times Forum 19 Mar 10;
- Climate change in Singapore: Society must take lead K. Kesavapany, Straits Times 17 Mar 10;
- Mergers, Partnerships & Betrayals from Butterflies of Singapore.
- Rare strangling fig hanging on from Flying Fish Friends.
- A Hazy and Cloudy Day @ Seletar Wasteland from Beauty of Fauna and Flora in Nature
- Otter overload at Sungei Buloh! from wild shores of singapore
- Save the Pigeons Poster from Save The Pigeons (Singapore)
- Do you know about Singapore’s reefs? from Pulau Hantu
- ICCS 2010 Team and Recruitment from News from the International Coastal Cleanup Singapore
Video clip of the week is of our WILD dolphins! Seen at our Southern Islands and shared by Mei Lin on her blog. Yes, we have wild dolphins and dolphins should be wild. To get updates on sightings of Singapore's wildlife, see the Celebrating Singapore's Biodiversity facebook page or blog.
Do mammals still live in Singapore’s wild habitats or do they only exist at our zoo? Join us to find out! You will learn some fascinating facts about mammals--where they live, what they eat and how they protect themselves from predators. This MAD lesson will also include information about how you can be part of the solution to protect our environment and wild habitats.
