Podcasts & Talks
Singapore needs to learn to live with its wildlife neighbours
Can Singapore truly become a "City in Nature"? During our "Saturday Mornings Sit-Down conversation" - Glenn van Zutphen and Neil Humphreys discuss the challenges of human-wildlife coexistence in Singapore with experts Anbarasi Boopal (ACRES) and Shawn Lum (Jane Goodall Institute Singapore, NTU Asian School of the Environment).
We talk about recent monkey sightings in Singapore's HDBs in Pungol that highlight the growing friction between urban development and wildlife. Can Singaporeans learn to live in harmony with their wild neighbours?
How Singapore is taking action to fight the trafficking of endangered animals
Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys discuss the recent case of a pregnant Pangolin that was taken and trafficked by a Singaporean man and how local laws are desperately trying to put an end to this illegal trade while protecting our wildlife. Anbarasi Boopal, Co-CEO, ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre, and Dr.Charlene Yeong, Senior Manager, of Wildlife Health and Rehabilitation at Mandai Nature are both leaders of the Singapore Pangolin Working Group and join us in the studio for a two-part conversation to discuss this shocking case.
That's Wild - No Butterflies w/o Caterpillars | Human-wildlife Encounters in SG
What's the scariest animal that Choon Beng has ever seen? The answer isn't what you think it is.
Join reptile and amphibian enthusiasts Law Ing Sind and Law Ing Tong (aka the Law Brothers) and NParks' Group Director of Wildlife Management How Choon Beng, as they share about how human-wildlife encounters are managed in Singapore, and what it means to co-exist with our wild companions in our City in Nature.
How We Should Live Alongside Our Wild Neighbours
Catch Ep 7 of the UNPHILTERED Podcast – How We Should Live Alongside Our Wild Neighbours, by NVPC - Towards a City of Good, featuring Anbarasi Boopal, Co-CEO of ACRES and Biogirl MJ, co-founder and host of Just Keep Thinking. From lonely otters looking for love to breaking up civet parties, learn how we can respectfully share our urban landscape with our wild neighbours.
Getting to Know Our Wild Neighbours
Have you ever chanced upon a troop of macaques in your estate or heard the iconic "uwu!" calls of the koel? Get yourself acquainted with Our Wild Neighbours and learn the dos and don'ts during an encounter. Get practical tips on how you can coexist with the animals that share our island home and what role each animal plays in keeping our city in nature green and healthy.
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Visit to Punggol: How human-wildlife conflict can be mitigated
Green Trails is a four-part environment podcast special for 2024 where The Straits Times hits the ground with experts. In this fourth episode, our trails won’t be entirely green. Instead of a nature park or a green space, we head over to an urban place surrounded by buildings and construction noise.
The new neighbourhood of Punggol Northshore recently saw some monkey business, with troops of long-tailed macaques spotted at construction sites and even eating at a void deck of an HDB block.
To find out how residents can responsibly live in a macaque hotspot, ST journalist Shabana Begum speaks with co-chief executive of Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) Anbarasi Boopal, and president of the Jane Goodall Institute (Singapore) Andie Ang.
Are Sunda pangolins safe in Singapore?
The critically endangered Sunda pangolins have been increasingly sighted in urban areas around Singapore as they venture out of our forests – but many end up requiring medical attention or becoming roadkill. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman discuss with an expert, Kalai Vanan S/O Balakrishnan, Co-CEO, ACRES, about the mammal’s movement patterns, and ways we can keep them safe.
Monkey Business: Do you know how to read the expressions of your wilder relatives?
You might have heard about recent incidents involving long-tailed macaques scaling residential flats in some neighbourhoods.
In this episode of Morning Shot, we explore how wildlife experts are solving the issue of human-wildlife conflicts with Anbarasi Boopal, Co-CEO for Advocacy at the Animal Concerns Research & Education Society, who also shares tips in case you encounter one of your wilder relatives.
Can We Coexist With Wildlife in Singapore?
From mynas and otters to hornbills and reticulated pythons, it may come as a surprise to some that there is a rich biodiversity to be found in Singapore. But what are the challenges of coexisting with our urban wildlife?
Join Anbarasi Boopal, Co-CEO (Advocacy) at ACRES, Dr Philip Johns, Associate Professor specialising in urban wildlife, and Preetashini, a Librarian, as they discuss what makes the wildlife in Singapore interesting and what could be done to coexist with them. Learn more about sustainability and wildlife in Singapore by visiting go.gov.sg/upcoming-sust-progs