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Birding Pulau Ubin-Singapore

10,000 Birds

There are plenty of lookouts and shelters, but there is no drinking water available at the toilet facilities, so you need to carry plenty of water. There are also wild boars and macaque monkeys and you are advised to not rustle plastic bags, because they associate the noise with food.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To compensate for their lack of skill, hunters set their dogs upon a wild pig—a descendant of boars brought to America solely to give hunters the pleasure of killing a helpless animal. Following hunting season, animal shelters across America see an influx of ex-hunting dogs who were cruelly left to fend for themselves.

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve Singapore

10,000 Birds

Then there are the Wild Boars, Plantain Squirrels, Monitor Lizards and of course the bird-life. There are also shelters throughout the nature reserve should you be caught out by the weather. Well, not quite alone because you often encounter the Long-tailed Macaques as in the header photo! Also, don’t steal the birds!!

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