National Parks Board

NParks investigating clips showing taped-up bird being ‘scolded’

The woman claimed that the bird had flown into her residence for food.

Smooth Agave plant on ‘death bloom’ after over 30 years at Botanic Gardens

A specimen of Agave demeesteriana during flowering at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, as “a towering flower stalk emerges from the centre of the mother plant”.

New code of animal welfare for dog trainers; pet groomers must be with animals during sessions

Minister of State for National Development and Foreign Affairs Alvin Tan interacting with dogs that were up for adoption at the World Animal Day event on Oct 3.

‘No justification for such cruelty’: ACRES slams clips showing taped-up bird being ‘scolded’

The woman claimed that the bird had flown into her residence for food.

All 7 baby rabbits rescued in Seletar die; VFA to re-home adult animals retrieved, plus one newborn

VFA plans to eventually re-home the remaining 17 rabbits, which remains under the group’s care for now.

Monkey business? Macaques play repairmen, strip lamp posts on Old Upper Thomson Road

The macaques were spotted twisting cylindrical fittings and carrying some away for further “inspection”.

NParks monitoring Serangoon Gardens area after venomous black spitting cobra spotted

Native to Singapore, black spitting cobras have been encountered in parks, gardens and urban areas where prey such as rodents and amphibians can be found.

NParks seizes 101 illegally kept wild animals in largest raid since 2021

(Clockwise from top left) A ball python, a blue beauty anole and a rosy boa that were seized by NParks.

Woman is first person given jail for keeping animals in captivity for sale at unlicensed premises

Ng Siew Teng and her spouse, Callurn Lim Yuan Jin, were involved in a scheme to illegally import puppies from Malaysia for sale in Singapore.

Corals in East Asian Seas holding out as world’s coral reefs shrink due to more frequent marine heatwaves

Corals in Pulau Satumu, Singapore in 2019. Corals support about one-quarter of marine life, including thousands of fish species.

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