One person CAN make a difference!Simply Explore, Express and ACT!
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EXPLORE our shores
Come for any of the guided walks provided by volunteer guides at these shores. All these events are regularly updated on the wildsingapore happenings blog
Diving Singapore
Dive Pulau Hantu with the Hantu Bloggers
http://www.pulauhantu.org/
Shorewalks
Kusu Reefwalk with Blue Water Volunteers
http://www.bluewatervolunteers
Pulau Semakau intertidal walk
with the Semakau volunteer guides of the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research
http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/workshop
Chek Jawa shore walk with the Chek Jawa guides with Ubin NParks
http://www.nparks.gov.sg
Sentosa family tour with the Naked Hermit Crabs
http://nakedhermitcrabs
Cyrene Reef join the "I want to go to Cyrene!" facebook group and learn about this special reef and how you can visit and make a difference for it. More details on wildsingapore
Mangroves
Sungei Buloh Mangrove tour, Marine Fish Tour and PrawnWatch
with the SBWR volunteer guides
http://www.sbwr.org.sg/
Pasir Ris Mangrove tour with NParks Pasir Ris
http://www.nparks.gov.sg
Chek Jawa Boardwalk tour with the Naked Hermit Crabs
http://nakedhermitcrabs
Info for visitors
More about Singapore's shores from online resources on wildsingapore
Learn more about marine issues
- Issues impacting Singapore's shores, including our southern islands
- Key marine habitats: reefs, mangroves, seagrasses
- Key marine biodiversity issues: sharks fins, dolphins, whale sharks, whales, sea turtles,
- Key marine issues: rising seas, oil spills, marine litter, overfishing,
EXPRESS about our shores
Share what you saw on your trip with your friends and family. Bring them along to your next trip. Post your photos and stories on your blog.
Tell us about your blog or website so we can list it on this blog.
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Leave a comment! Many ordinary people share their explorations and efforts for our shores. Here's the latest blog entries about our shores. Inspired by what they said? Excited by what they shared? Encourage them by leaving a comment on their blogs.
Enjoyed a visit to a shore? Write to the press! Write to the group managing the site or the trip. Tell your friends and family.
Give praise: Often Singaporeans will not be moved to write except to complain. If they enjoyed a visit or like a place just as it is, they do not make any noise. The result is that decisions on our wild places are often more affected by complaints than praise. So if you like something, say something!
Give feedback: The decision makers seek feedback. Give your sincere and well-thought out feedback and it will be valued and acted upon.
A good place to start is Reach (formerly the Government Feedback Channel) or email them at reach@reach.gov.sg They can also direct you to the correct people to give your feedback to. Snail mail: SLF Building, #16-01 510 Thomson Road, Singapore 298135
ACT for our shores
Don't buy reef products: Trinkets or products made from reefs. Food and medicinal products made from threatened reef animals: sea turtles, corals, seahorses, abalones, sea cucumbers, sharks' fins and more.
Know where your seafood comes from: Learn about overfishing and unsustainable seafood such as prawns, eat less of overharvested marine life, don't throw any food away.
Dispose of rubbish properly: Marine litter is a serious problem impacting our oceans and entering our food chain. Jellyfish are among the favourite food of sea turtles. Sea turtles that mistakenly eat floating plastic bags and balloons may eventually die.
Don't discard fishing nets and fishing lines in the sea. Sea turtles, dugongs and dolphins breathe air. If they are trapped in abandoned nets and fishing lines, they may drown. And we DO still have these magnificent animals in our reefs.
Be a responsible boater: Be careful when travelling near reefs and seagrass areas.
Be a responsible diver: Do not break corals or harass reef creatures.
Be a responsible tourist: Visiting a beach famous for its reefs? Support reef-friendly businesses there.
VOLUNTEER for the reefs
If you have a passion for nature, the energy and time, you can make a big difference as a volunteer. Many nature groups rely on volunteers to run their programmes. Most have activities to suit any contribution of skill, time and energy. Every contribution, large and small, short-term and long-term, can make a difference.
As a volunteer, you get to put your passion for nature into practice. You will participate in training sessions where you will learn more about our wild, natural places. Training often involves special field trips and talks by experts.
Volunteering also gives you opportunities to interact with professionals in natural sciences and nature reserve management, as well as experienced naturalists. You also get to hang out with others who share your passion. It's fun and meaningful!
Here's some current opportunities to volunteer as a nature guide, help in scientific monitoring and data collection.
TeamSeagrass
http://teamseagrass.blogspot
Blue Water Volunteers
http://www.bluewatervolunteers
Semakau volunteer guides
of the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research
http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/workshop
Toddycats
of the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research
http://toddycats.wordpress.com/
International Coastal Cleanup Singapore (ICCS)
http://coastalcleanup.nus.edu
Chek Jawa guides with Ubin NParks
http://www.nparks.gov.sg
More links
- Latest volunteer opportunities are also listed on the wildsingapore news blog
- More volunteer groups on the wildsingapore website
Here's more links to resources
- 15 fabulous facts about our shores on the wildfilms blog
- Info for visitors to our reefs what to see, how to get there and more
- IYOR Singapore flickr group free high res photos for download
- Coral reefs of Singapore everything you wanted to know about our reefs
- Seashore life of Singapore on-line version of the BP-Science Centre guidebook
- Marine fishes of Singapore on-line version of the BP-Science Centre guidebook
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