03 August 2021

Mega fauna (Apr - Jul 2021)

Signs of dugongs, sighting of a pair of mating sea turtles, and sadly, a dolphin staying near the carcass of a dead dolphin. 
Here's more about the sightings ...

Dugong feeding trails were seen at the 'Lost Coast' (Changi East) on 26 Jul 2021.
Dugong feeding trails, Jul 2021

Possible dugong feeding trails were seen at Changi on 24 Jun 2021.
Dugong feeding trail in seagrass meadows? Changi Jun 2021

Loh Kok Sheng saw dugong feeding trails at Changi on 28 May


Francis Yap shared this encounter with wild dolphins while on a seabird survey on 25 Apr."I was on a pelagic trip at the Singapore Strait to look for birds, when we stumbled on a carcass of a dolphin. As we went nearer to check, we discovered another dolphin that was surfacing a few times next to the dead one. Puzzled yet saddened by this companion dolphin. We did not stay too long, but can see that it did this at least 3-4 times."


Dr Zeehan Jaafar shared this sighting of a pair of mating sea turtles on 26 May 2021. More in this article in the Singapore Biodiversity Record.


More about Singapore's wild sea turtles, dolphins and dugongs.