In celebration of the anniversary of the official opening of Singapore's first wetlands reserve at Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve, the Raffles Museum Toddycats conduct a free guided walk for the public every year.
Registration for 2009 is closed (full)
We'll be back next year!
Meanwhile, see Wild Happenings for
free guided walks throughout the year!
http://wildsingaporehappenings.blogspot.com/
This year the guided walk will be conducted on
Saturday, 5th December 2009
Who is this walk for?
Anyone, even children. The relaxing walk will be conducted in the vicinity of the Visitor Centre - the main bridge, main hide, mangrove boardwalk and part of Route 1. A specimen station from the Raffles Museum collections will be situated in the Visitor Centre.
What will you hear about and see?
Hear stories about the animals, plants and the ecology of mangroves. It will be a rising tide and you will see tree-climbing crabs, mudskippers, drills, Neritas, water monitors, Archer fish, Mullets, Halfbeaks and Garfish. Learn about economic uses of the plants and animals in the region, Mandai mangroves, the invasion of WWII and enjoy the view of Johor.
It's also time for the migratory birds that have winged down from the north and if in luck, we will see the gems - the resident family of Smooth-coated otters and the crocodile!
See photos from the 2005 walk.
Who are your guides?
Airani S, Kok Oi Yee, Marcus Ng, Adrian Loo, Anand Balan, Ivan Khong, Anne Devan, Trina Chua, Xu Weiting, Siti Aisyah Bte Jamal, Joanne Khew, Teo Kah Ming, Grace Lo and N. Sivasothi (a.k.a. Otterman).
Meeting place and time
Meet at the Visitor Centre of at Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve (SBWR) at 8.00am on Sat 05 Dec 2009. We will provide transport from Kranji MRT at 8.15am - don't miss the bus! For driving directions, see: gothere.sg.
Always be prepared for rain and bring water and a hat in case its a sunny day.
Registration
If you would like to join us for this year's walk, please register at this webpge.
You will receive a reply confirming your attendance - we can only take the 70 participants.
