- MAD lessons on Pangolins with Cicada Tree Eco-Place.
- Nature Adventure Walk at Dairy Farm Nature Park for kids on Saturday and Sunday.
- HeART for Nature Workshop for kids.
Special activities at Sungei Buloh to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day, 8 May.
- The Art of Paper Folding at Sungei Buloh
- Talk on "Mangroves - A Web of Love and Hate Relationships"
- Talk on "Migratory Birds of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve"
Walks in wild places
- Roots, Shoots and Fruits! at Admiralty Park
- Mangrove walk at Sungei Buloh on Saturday and Sunday (with special Mandarin walk at 9.45am).
- Wallace Education Centre Gallery walk.
- Trees of the Fort a walk at Fort Canning Park.
- Rainforest walk at the Botanic Gardens Rainforest Trail.
Announcements
From the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve website: The Bliss Cafe will be closed from 3 May 2010 to 9 May 2010 for renovation and upgrading. Visitors who are coming to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve please bring your own refreshments and food during the abovementioned dates. The vending machine will still be in operation.
Competition
Video competition - "Love Green: Just Bin it" submit your anti-littering video clip and win prizes! Closing date 27 Jun.
Registration now open
- 29 May (Sat): Biodiversity Race 2010
- 23 May (Sun): Dive Pulau Hantu with the Hantu Bloggers.
- 22-23 May (Sat & Sun): "Singapore Hornbill Project - Return of the King" free film screening
- 22 May (Sat): ACRES Gala Dinner 2010 in support of the animal rescue centre
- 22 May (Sat): The MIA Night Trail with the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research.
- 14 May (Fri): What the Fig! a Leafmonkey Workshop for nature guides
Singapore news highlights
- Copenhagen not a failure, got world's attention: MM Jeremy Au Yong Straits Times 3 May 10;
- 'Skyrise greenery' reaching new heights in Singapore Shuli Sudderuddin and Debby Kwong, Straits Times 2 May 10;
- ASEAN ministers warn that haze could return in July Low Mei Mei Channel NewsAsia 30 Apr 10;
- More Singapore farmed fish at supermarkets Jessica Lim, Straits Times 30 Apr 10;
- Ubin retirement village - 'No Pulau Ubin for me' and 'Pulau Ubin reminds me of Alcatraz' Straits Times Forum 29 Apr 10;
- Young males are the biggest park litterbugs Victoria Vaughan, Straits Times 29 Apr 10;
Singapore nature blog highlights
- Special Feature: Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research from The Lazy Lizard's Tales with individual posts and links for various creatures.
- The Great Reef lives up to its name from wonderful creation.
- Stunning Cyrene at Sunrise from wild shores of singapore
- Saddening sight at Changi from Psychedelic Nature
- "Biodiversity loss rampant: everyone must act now" from Celebrating Singapore's BioDiversity!
- A day in the life of a Body collector from Raffles Museum News
- Monkey Roadkill from Crystal and Bryan in Singapore
- Dolphin escapes from Resorts World Sentosa? from wild shores of singapore
Photo of the week is this gorgeous giant clam seen on Terumbu Raya a submerged reef off Pulau Semakau shared by Mei Lin on her blog.
