Three rare native mammals found as roadkill in Mandai, near works to build new zoos

A sign asking drivers to slow down at Mandai Lake Road on March 12, 2018. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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SINGAPORE - New homes for exotic animals are now being built in leafy Mandai, as construction of the new Rainforest Park and relocated Bird Park is underway.

But, according to wildlife groups, native animals that once called the Mandai forests home appear to have been pushed out by the development, which involves the clearing of secondary forests there.

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