Habitatnews special

News from Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve

20 Apr 2002 - Announcing the name change to Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve. An announcement during an Earth Day programme that explained the new name, branding, website and video.

07 Dec 2003 - 7th year of the Sungei Buloh Anniversary Walk. It began as a personal guided session by individual gudies to the present system using a team of novice guides on their first attempt at guiding.

06 Dec 2003 - 10th Anniversary of SBWR. Mr Mah Bow Tan celebrates with staff, volunteers and the public. Otterman speaks.

20 Sep 2003 - Dr Vivian Balakrishnan launches the Kranji Nature Trail which links SBWR with Kranji Reservoir.

20 Apr 2002 - Announcing the name change to Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve.
Announcement during an Earth Day programme that explained the new name, branding, website and video.

5 Apr 2002 - "You otter see this...". By Ginnie Teo, The Straits Times.
Few people know it, but the Sungei Buloh Nature Park has new surprise inhabitants - a shy family of four otters. And those who have spotted them feel like they have struck the lottery.

22 Feb 2002 - Otter group of 6 sighted at Buloh. [Habitatnews 2002-04]

31 Dec 2001 - Purple Herons back in Sungei Buloh Nature Park. [Habitatnews 2002-03]

10 Nov 2001 - Speech by Mr Mah Bow Tan, Minister for National Develpoment, at Sungei Buloh Nature Park.
Announcing the impending legislation of Sungei Buloh Nature Park and Labrador Nature Area as Nature Reserves under the National Parks Act.

10 Nov 2001 - Sungei Buloh and Labrador - two new protected areas announced by Minister for National Development. [Habitatnews 2001-27]

10 Nov 2001 - Photos from the Launch of the Upgraded Facilities. [Habitatnews gallery]

6 Jul 2001 - Five otters in Buloh [Habitatnews 2001-14]

25 Feb 2001 - Mangrove boardwalk to open in April 2001. [Habitatnews 2001-04]

14 Feb 2001 - All issues of Wetlands magazine now online. [Habitatnews 2001-03]

22 Aug 2000 - Photos of otters finally obtained! [Habitatnews 2000-29]

15 May 2000 - Second Smooth Otter cub sighted at Sungei Buloh NP [Habitatnews 2000-22]

23 May 1999 - First otter cub sighted.

21 Dec 1999 - Park Ranger Ramakrishnan guiding a VIP group (including S. Dhanabalan) see the Smooth-coated otter pair.

Nov 1998 - Pair of Smooth-coated otters spotted at Sungei Buloh Nature Park [Habitatnews 99-01]

Dec 1994 - Dec 1995 - A solitary otter, likely a Smooth otter, regularly encountered within the park over a year.

21 Oct 1990 - Solitary otter, possibly a Smooth-coated otter sighted on Pulau Buloh.