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Jan 2, 2008
Anyone who spots those feeding monkeys should capture the act on cellphone or camera and post clip on Stomp
I REFER to the report on rampant monkey feeding in parks, 'They're still feeding the monkeys' (ST, Dec 31), and congratulate The Straits Times team for capturing people like Mr Joseph Ng and family in action.

My family are regular visitors of parks in Singapore, and continue to count our blessings for a wonderful job done by the National Environment Agency (NEA).

At the Botanic Gardens, visitors blatantly disregard signages about not feeding pigeons. Warnings about fines do not work because these culprits do not believe they will get caught.

Neither do we believe that the NEA should spend more of taxpayers' money patrolling the parks. We believe the best patrollers are other park-goers who want to enjoy the serenity, beauty and safety of our parks.

Anybody who spots a culprit should capture it on his cellphone or camera and post it on Stomp.

The NEA could use the help of the public to identify these people, whether online or through published pictures in the papers.

With increasing affluence in Singapore, fines by itself may not be the best remedy. These culprits should be sent to stand next to these signages to give out leaflets telling why we should not feed the pigeons or monkeys.

Goh Sock Hoon (Ms)

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