More plastic spill on Tanah Merah

The oil-slicked shore of Tanah Merah is now suffering from a spill of plastic.

After checking out the amazing marine life on this shore, Andy and I had a look at the debris strewn on the high water mark.

Fishes galore on oil-slicked Tanah Merah

I still see an amazing variety of fishes, even though crude remains on this Tanah Merah shore.

How nice to see the Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis)! This fish behaves just like a floating leaf in the water. I last saw these fishes here in 2009, before the May 2010 oil spill.

How I was smitten by dinosaurs!

Yesterday, I heard many reasons why we should have dinosaurs at our New Natural History Museum during Prof Peter Ng's talk.

But it was more than the talk that finally convinced me that we should have dinosaurs.

The long road to the new natural history museum

Yesterday, I gained a fascinating insight into the history of our natural history at Prof Peter Ng's talk.

It seems a miracle that we are today embarking on a New Natural History Museum for Singapore!

Our sandy shores are alive!

Sandy shores may seem lifeless but they are an important ecosystem!

Living sandy shores of Cyrene Reef.

Although mostly hidden from sight, many animals live here and nowhere else! This is why it broke my heart to learn that probably 25 tons of sand on Labrador shore was removed during the Seacil Artificial Reef Project.

Two talks about our shores!

What a delight to share about our shores with this exuberant bunch!

They are the student councillors at Dunman High School!

Learning about the Seacil Project

Today I finally learn more about the Seacil Project!

Charles Rowe, the heart and soul behind the Seacil Project, gave a presentation at a public Discussion on "The Seacil Artificial Reef" hosted by the Nature Society (Singapore) on 27 Jul.

Can beautiful marine life settle naturally on our artificial structures?

Yes! Here's some amazing examples that I've come across.

This stunning reefscape is growing on an artificial structure and can be easily seen even from above water!

29 Jul (Fri): Talk on "The history and future of Singapore's Raffles Museum" by Prof Peter Ng

How did we nearly lose the natural history collection that Sir Stamford Raffles himself started? What are the future plans for our natural history collection?

Full pdf of poster.

And what about those dinosaurs? Find out at Prof Peter Ng's talk this Friday!

Shufen shares about our mangroves

Today, Shufen gave a talk about our mangrove forests as part of NPark's “Forests, People, Environment” Exhibition at the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

I learnt a lot about our mangroves today!

Helicopter view of our shores!

Struggling through a mangrove or trudging over vast shores, I have often wished that there was an easier way to find out what is out there. So I'm delighted to hear of this breezy alternative!

Rachel Lim and Collin Tong of NParks have worked on an ingenious method of obtaining a literally helicopter view of the ecosystem! They share all the details in the latest issue of My Green Space.