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Celebrating Biodiversity at the Festival of Biodiversity: Singapore’s Biggest Biodiversity Festival

National Parks Board

Aug 164 min

Celebrating Biodiversity at the Festival of Biodiversity: Singapore’s Biggest Biodiversity Festival

A celebration of flora and fauna, the Festival of Biodiversity featured over 25 booths from nature groups, schools and community partners.

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Unpacking the Psssychology Behind the Fear of Snakes

Mandai Nature

Jul 164 min

Unpacking the Psssychology Behind the Fear of Snakes

Do you think all snakes are slimy and venomous? That's far from the truth. Let's learn about these reptiles on World Snakes Day!

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Our Wild Neighbours

Jun 174 min

The Crocodile and I

It's World Crocodile Day! Photographer Bernard Seah shares his admiration for Singapore's largest reptile - the saltwater crocodile!

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Our Wild Neighbours

Apr 222 min

OWN Turns Two!

OWN celebrates our campaign's 2nd anniversary this Earth Day! Thank you Mandai Nature, partners and volunteers for all your support!

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Beyond the Belfry: A Look into Bat Rescue and Coexistence Efforts

Animal Concerns Research & Education Society

Apr 174 min

Beyond the Belfry: A Look into Bat Rescue and Coexistence Efforts

Happy Bat Appreciation Day! Let’s look beyond bats in the belfry by moving past the stereotypes & misconceptions associated with bats.

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Fostering Coexistence: Nurturing Wildlife Harmony at NUS

Guest Author

Mar 93 min

Fostering Coexistence: Nurturing Wildlife Harmony at NUS

Learn how Ruth and her peers foster human-wildlife harmony with the long-tailed macaques and smooth-coated otters in NUS.

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Singapore Pangolin Working Group

Feb 174 min

Give pangolins a brake!

It's World Pangolin Day! Singapore is home to the Sunda pangolin and it is our responsibility to protect these unique mammals.

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City In Nature – Finding Solutions to Coexistence

National Parks Board

Jan 143 min

City In Nature – Finding Solutions to Coexistence

Kerine Leong from NParks writes about the delicate balance of human-wildlife coexistence in our City in Nature.

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Human-wildlife Co-existence in Singapore and Wildlife Etiquette

Guest Author

Dec 30, 20234 min

Human-wildlife Co-existence in Singapore and Wildlife Etiquette

Dr Adrian Loo developed a love for nature through the books and films he had read and watched in his growing years. Do you know any of them?

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Jane Goodall Institute Singapore

Dec 14, 20234 min

All The Things Macaques Are

Happy World Monkey Day! Let’s get down to monkey business!

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Monitor lizards — More than just F1 track crashers and sewer dwellers

Herpetological Society of Singapore

Nov 25, 20233 min

Monitor lizards — More than just F1 track crashers and sewer dwellers

Is that a Komodo dragon? Don't worry, there are no such lizards in Singapore but 3 of their cousins inhabit our island. Learn more!

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Cultivating a Heart for Nature through art

Guest Author

Nov 10, 20233 min

Cultivating a Heart for Nature through art

Heart for Nature, held in partnership between CNCS and OWN, marked a significant step toward fostering responsible interactions with nature

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Ruminations on Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release

Mandai Nature

Oct 31, 20233 min

Ruminations on Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release

Find out how members of the public and organisations such as Mandai Nature, ACRES and NParks work together to rescue wildlife in Singapore!

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The Inherent Beauty in All Living Things

Guest Author

Sep 22, 20233 min

The Inherent Beauty in All Living Things

Find out what wildlife anthropologist, Kellie, learnt from her ethnographic study on the effects of animal charisma.

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Singapore Wildcat Action Group

Aug 31, 20233 min

A Felid In Our Midst

Did you know that there are only about 50 leopard cats in Singapore? Daphne shares SWAG's efforts to protect our last wild cats.

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NUS Toddycats

Aug 10, 20233 min

Have you met our nocturnal gardener?

Have you seen clusters of bubble-tea pearls look-alike lying around our island? A masked gardener could be close by!

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The Dangers & Ineffectiveness of Glue Traps: Coexist and there’s no need for it!

Animal Concerns Research & Education Society

Jul 27, 20235 min

The Dangers & Ineffectiveness of Glue Traps: Coexist and there’s no need for it!

Learn alternative methods to address rodent issues in your area without the need to use glue traps!

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Herpetological Society of Singapore

Jul 14, 20234 min

Coexistence of the Scaly Kind

Snakes in the city? No worries! Kannan and Sankar from HSS bust 3 local myths about snakes and shares how we can coexist with them!

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Jane Goodall Institute Singapore

Jun 5, 20234 min

JGIS Monkey Guarding in Windsor Estate

Sia Sin Wei, a JGIS volunteer, shares what monkey guarding is like in Singapore and the current efforts in Windsor Estate.

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Wildlife Rescues Told by ACRES Volunteers (Part 2)

Our Wild Neighbours

May 16, 20236 min

Wildlife Rescues Told by ACRES Volunteers (Part 2)

OWN spoke to 3 ACRES wildlife rescue volunteers to gather some first-hand insights of working with our native wildlife!

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