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Singapore has wild living reefs! Amazing marine life! Here's the latest photos and stories. Also sadly, some issues and threats. Plus science news, local and global.
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Cyrene quickly with TeamSeagrass
Cyrene Reef is as usual, lush with seagrasses, overrun with Knobbly sea stars and dotted with hard and soft corals.I was out with TeamSeagrass and had a quick look around after we were done monitoring.My big AHA moment for the trip was when I realise...
Does a captive whale shark bring bad luck to a city?
"Has anyone noticed the correlation between Dubai’s troubles and the capture of the whale shark by Atlantis?" asks a reader in a letter to a UAE daily.Sammy in his tank at Atlantis, Francois Nel/Gulf NewsA question of karma - is it all down to the ...
Algae \'sex tapes\' and other micro marvels
I'm already fascinated by the marinelife that we can see with the naked eye, sometimes with a lot of squinting, especially if it's something Chay Hoon found. But there's a whole galaxy of other creatures and features that we can't even see on our own...
Wooden boat sinks off Sentosa
Late Monday night, a wooden boat sank off Sentosa after colliding into another wooden boat. There were no injuries and no leakage or pollution.Although this accident was reported on the MPA website, an earlier grounding of a container ship off Pulau ...
Kids can go wild on the shores this December!
There's a bewildering variety of fun activities for kids and the family on the seashores this December! Many are free! I realised this as I was frenziedly compiling activities for wildsingapore happenings.Chek Jawa during a high tide walk, through th...
Colourful forests of Chek Jawa
Chek Jawa seems to be blooming, fruiting and flushing with new leaves today! A sunny morning in the midst of the monsoon season, with clear waters along the coastal forest.While Chay Hoon and Ley Kun guided the families, I slacked off to take a close...
