People can now watch live footage of animals such as otters and birds in the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve by visiting www.nparks.gov.sg/animalcam

Ahead of the international Earth Day on Monday, the National Parks Board (NParks) has installed four cameras in the reserve to bring nature closer to Singaporeans who prefer to stay indoors.

The agency also celebrated the occasion on Saturday by holding talks at the reserve on mangrove ecology. It will have a bird-watching session on Monday morning at the Singapore Quarry Wetland.

"As Singapore continues to evolve into a City in a Garden, we hope that people's lives can be enriched by having frequent encounters with nature," said NParks conservation director Wong Tuan Wah.