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Burning a Python Alive: Can We Coexist With Snakes?

Our Wild Neighbours

Nov 305 min read

Burning a Python Alive: Can We Coexist With Snakes?

A python was burnt alive — not once, but thrice. We examine the fear of snakes and how to foster human-wildlife coexistence in Singapore.

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Wild Boars in Singapore’s Urban Ecosystem

National Parks Board

Oct 194 min read

Wild Boars in Singapore’s Urban Ecosystem

Learn about the ecological roles of wild boars and how we can coexist with these large animals that share our island home.

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

National Parks Board

Aug 164 min read

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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Our Wild Neighbours

Apr 222 min read

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 read

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 read

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 read

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 read

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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Jane Goodall Institute Singapore

Dec 14, 20234 min read

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 read

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 read

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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The Inherent Beauty in All Living Things

Guest Author

Sep 22, 20233 min read

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 read

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 read

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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Jane Goodall Institute Singapore

Jun 5, 20234 min read

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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Our Wild Neighbours

Mar 10, 20234 min read

Celebrating Partnerships

OWN Campaign Manager, Jasvic Lye, shares about the potential of partnerships for conservation in our World Wildlife Day blog special.

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Working Together Towards Coexistence in Seletar Hills Estate

Animal Concerns Research & Education Society

Feb 23, 20233 min read

Working Together Towards Coexistence in Seletar Hills Estate

The Otter Exclusion Project is a multi-agency effort that aims to raise awareness on otters. Read more about the project in this article!

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