Mangroves, mangroves, mangroves. Why are they so important? And why are they under threat? This fieldtrip to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve with my NUS GE3255 class answered my curious questions about these coastal superheroes!
Sungei Buloh is Singapore’s first ASEAN Heritage Park, filled with rich diversity of flora and fauna, as well as an extensive mangrove forest! In fact, it has the largest mangrove forest in mainland Singapore!! It houses a large variety of migratory birds every year making the reserve one of international importance. The Pacific Golden Plover is one such bird species.