National Parks Board

Singapore seizes record Asian pangolin scales disguised as ‘dried fish skin’

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Singapore has seized over 830kg (1,800 lbs) of Asian pangolin scales hidden in a shipment bound for Cambodia, authorities said on Saturday, calling it the largest haul of its kind discovered in the city state. Falsely declared as “dried fish skin”, the scales – estimated to be from more than 2,200 pangolins – were found … Read more

Singapore industrial estate gets an unexpected visitor: A rare Malayan tapir on a midnight wander

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SINGAPORE, Feb 3 — A rare Malayan tapir briefly turned Singapore’s Defu industrial estate into a wildlife hotspot in the small hours of February 2, with authorities now keeping an eye on the animal’s movements, Singapore-based online portal Mothership reported. Responding to the sighting, How Choon Beng, group director for wildlife management at Singapore’s National … Read more