Hi guys and welcome back to my blog! For my last primary research blog, I would like to find out whether there is indeed a bias amongst Singaporeans on different wildlife. Ang and Png(2020), a research scientist at Wildlife Reserves Singapore Conservation Fund and the co-founder of Singapore Youth Voices for biodiversity respectively, mentioned in…
Primary Research Part 2
Welcome back to my blog! Before I continue with my survey results, I would like to share with you an opinion piece that I found earlier this year. This opinion piece was written by the President of the Nature Society of Singapore who expressed his displeasure for wild boar hunting workshops offered by a certain…
Primary Research Part 1
Hi! Welcome back to my blog! In this week’s blog, I decided to gather my own primary data to find out more on the coexistence between Singapore residents and Singapore’s wildlife. Specifically, I wanted to know how often Singapore residents come across wildlife and what are some issues that the residents face with the wildlife….
I used (IUCN Part 2)
Hi everyone! This week, I will continue with the Asian small-clawed otters. Asian small-clawed otters Similar to smooth-coated otters, Asian small-clawed otters are also categorised under vulnerable. However, they have a criteria of A2acde, with the additional letter “a”. To quote the Red List Guidelines, the small-clawed otters have a population reduction observed, estimated, inferred…
I used IUCN (Part 1 )
Hi everyone! Welcome back! Last week, Dr Coleman went through the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List which I thought I should explore to help with my findings on otters in Singapore. So, what is the IUCN Red List? It is a list referred to by many governmental agencies and non-government organisations…
Our Take on Otters
Hi everyone! Welcome back! Last week, I took a look at the struggles the otters face in Singapore due to humans. This week, I want to look at the issues us ‘human’s’ face from the otters and the general attitude we have towards the otters. From what I observed, Singaporeans generally love the otters. We…
POV: Point Otter View
Hi everyone! Welcome back to my blog! Two weeks ago, I mentioned that both the small clawed otters and the smooth coated are critically endangered which meant that they were facing an “ extremely high risk of extinction”. To clarify, the Singapore Red Data Book’s definition on critically endangered is, “there are fewer than 50…
No Otter Way
Hi all! Hope everyone is surviving so far. To recap last week’s blog, the otter population only started increasing in 1998. You might be wondering, what were the reasons for the rise? Before we look into that, let me clarify something from last week first. There are two species of otters that are found in…
History of Otters in Singapore
In this first blog, I would like to find out whether there is an increase in wildlife in the first place. One animal that I believe has been recently flourishing are the otters. Sightings of wild otters have become more common nowadays. Wild otters can even be spotted close to the city centre even though…
More About Me!
Welcome to my blog! My name is Azhari and I am a year one Bachelor Of Environmental Studies (BES) student in NUS. One thing you should know about me is that I love animals! When I was younger, I used to collect and play with animal figurines that I keep until today. I also enjoy…