Kusu shores closed after asbestos found

According to media articles, traces of asbestos, a hazardous material, have been discovered on Kusu Island, the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) said on Friday (May 4) after a similar discovery on St John's Island over a week ago.

Dotted yellow line indicates areas still open to the public.
Photo from Channel NewsAsia

Meanwhile, survey work on Pulau Hantu is expected to be completed by next week. SLA declared Lazarus Island, Pulau Seringat and Kias Island to be free of the hazardous material thus far.

11 May (Fri): "Albatross" film screening and talk

Midway Island. Located more than 2000 miles from the nearest civilisation, this sanctuary is home to the world’s largest colony of albatross. During nesting season, more than 1.5 million birds occupy almost every corner of the island, where they will raise their chicks. Only one thing challenges this bird’s reign: plastic.

Join us on this eye-opening, heartbreaking adventure and witness the impacts that our actions have on our environment.

12 May (Sat): Be a Chek Jawa nature guide!

No prior experience is needed. Families welcomed to volunteer as a group.  Join this Naked Hermit Crab familiarisation tour in May so you can volunteer with the Chek Jawa Open House in June.

Volunteers making a difference for Chek Jawa!

Sign up now online! Registration closes on 9 May (Wed).

What is this Familiarisation Tour about?

Stealthy sotong and awesome octopuses of Singapore's seagrass meadows

A squid with a glue gun on its butt is commonly seen in Singapore! Our seagrass meadows are  indeed home to fascinating squids, cuttlefishes and octopuses.

The Slender seagrass octopus is hardly bigger than a sea star
but is commonly seen on Changi and other Northern shores.

Here's a glimpse at what you can see, if you look carefully. Most are only active at night, and many can change their colours and patterns to blend in with their surroundings.

Now online: Singapore's marine life at the Natural History Museum

"Singapore got biodiversity meh?" The Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum responds with an awesome database!

Read more here

The Biodiversity of Singapore: A Digital Reference Collection for Singapore's Biodiversity has lots of online photos and identification. It includes many common marine life seen on our shores. They have kindly accepted many of my photos for the marine sections.