5 April 2025 (1:30pm-2:30pm)

Wildlife in Our Neighbourhood with National Parks

Discover how to live harmoniously with Singapore's wild residents through responsible wildlife encounters.
This talk will provide information on how to interact with wildlife and nature responsibly, with a focus on commonly encountered wildlife species such as long-tailed macaques, wild boars, civets, snakes etc.

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5 April 2025 (2:30pm-3:30pm)

Ocean Superheroes with Blossom World Society | Sembawang Public Library

Join our parent-child programme with Blossom World Society to learn how we can live sustainably and do our part to keep our beaches and oceans clean!

In this programme:

• Warm up with fun yoga poses inspired by marine animals.

• Have fun with hands-on learning activities inspired by beach cleanups.

• Get useful tips on what can and cannot be recycled.

This programme is made accessible for autism and intellectual disability. Suitable for children aged 7-12.

Registration is required. Please register 1 ticket each for your child and yourself.

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7 April 2025 (7pm-8:30pm)

Introduction to the World of Fungi | Down to Earth

The kingdom of Fungi, making up one of the five kingdoms of living beings, has an estimated 3.8 million species.

These fungi range from edible mushrooms that routinely sprout after rain, to fungi that exist underground for their entire lifecycle.

Fungi/mushrooms have been used for different medicinal purposes, be it in traditional Chinese medicine (Eg: Gandoderma and Cordyceps) to modern western medication (Eg: Penicillin from Penicillum chrysogenum).

In addition to existing independently, an estimated 80+% of existing plant species form symbiotic relationships with fungi within their roots. Join us for a glimpse into the fascinating fungal world.

This programme is held in conjunction with Republic Polytechnic.

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9 April 2025

Wildlife in Our Neighbourhood

The programme will provide information on how to interact with wildlife and nature responsibly, with a focus on commonly encountered wildlife species such as long-tailed macaques, wild boars, civets, snakes etc.

Registration has closed.

11 April 2025 (4:30pm-7pm)

Children's Sustainability Lab 

Join the Blue Planet Initiative from the Singapore American School to learn about Singapore's mangroves, local endangered animals, and plastic waste! There will be fun activities suitable for children aged 4 to 10 years old.

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12 April 2025 (11am-12pm)

Little Tiger and Friends 

Two delightful books, Little Tiger and Little Tiger and the Snow Leopards will be read by Dr Linda Gan, the author of both books. The beautifully illustrated stories are about a tiger cub and its exciting adventures with its best friend, Bird! Read by author Linda Gan, well-known in the field of early childhood education in Singapore, Little Tiger and the Snow Leopards will inspire love and empathy for animals. Children will also have a chance to make a wildcat mask!

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15 April 2025 (7pm-8pm)

Beyond Looking Like a Stick | Down to Earth

Stick insects are famous for mimicking motionless sticks but they have an amazing life history that goes beyond simple disguise. Their incredible array of behavioural traits and strategies that they deploy to avoid predators will astound you!

Join us as our speaker, Dr Eunice Tan, shares the work taken in uncovering the behaviours of the charismatic, yet largely neglected, leaf and stick insects.

This programme is part of a series on sustainability co-curated with the NUS Department of Biological Sciences.

About the Speaker:

Dr Eunice Tan’s research focuses on the biodiversity, behaviour and ecology of insects and spiders in Southeast Asian habitats. Eunice is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in behavioural ecology.

Please note that presentation slides may be available during or after the programme, depending on the programme. Where applicable, only participants who attend the programme can have access to the slides via instructions given during the programme.

Down to Earth:

Down to Earth Series unpacks pertinent sustainability topics and makes them accessible whatever your background. From demystifying the latest green buzzwords to illuminating the incredible biodiversity we live amongst, join us and grow your knowledge with experts as they give you the break down on all things green.

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19 April 2025 (8:30am - 10:30am)

Plant Walk at Fort Canning Park

Experience the grandeur of Fort Canning’s majestic heritage trees and uncover their deep ties to Singapore’s history. With 17 heritage trees, this rich site offers a unique glimpse into the nation’s botanical and cultural legacy. Join us as we explore these gentle giants and the stories they tell.

Registration closes on: 13 April 2025

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Click here to visit the Nature Society Singapore website.

Programme Round Duration: 26 April 2025 - 22 May 2025

Cyber Spotter Programme 2.0 April 2025

The Cyber Spotter Programme empowers volunteers to detect and report illegal wildlife listings online as part of the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online. Running four times a year, it aims to become a volunteer-led initiative. Selected volunteers undergo training to identify and report prohibited wildlife products, which WWF-Singapore reviews before working with coalition members to remove them from online platforms.

Click here to view website for more information.

Registration for the programme can be done through the main Cyber Spotter Website. About 1.5 months before the next round of programme, the 'join us' link will be updated with the registration form. When the registration form is not active, there will be an interest form left instead for people to leave their information for WWF-Singapore to contact for future rounds.

8 May 2025 (11:30am-1pm)

The Biodiversity Kopitiam

The Biodiversity Collective (TBC) plays on ""To Be Continued"". Biodiversity must continue and it's not just something for experts to understand!

Kopitiam Edition - Lim Kopi (Drink Coffee), and learn about various topics of biodiversity. A round-table kopitiam style where attendees rotate around 20min expert sharings.

8th May, 11.30am-1pm @ 76 Neil Rd, Ahimsa Sanctuary

Speakers:

Saravanan Sinniah, Conservation International (CI).

Cheng Puay and Samuel, from Ridge View Residential College (NUS).

Click here to register.

10 May 2025 (10:30am-11:30am)

Where Are All the Animals? Singapore's Illegal Wildlife Trade for Families

Have you ever wondered how some people get to keep snakes, iguanas, squirrels, birds, and other pets? Where did these animals come from? If you love a specific animal and are able to care for it well, should you buy one? What happens if each of us were to go around Singapore and take a wild animal we love back as a pet?

Follow the stories of Ultra - the African ball python, Rio - the critically endangered Indian star tortoise, and Kiki - the Blue-crowned hanging parrot, to find out how animals who were poached, smuggled, and illegally traded as pets are rescued and cared for in Singapore by the Animal Concerns, Research and Education Society.

Whether big or small, you too can help wild animals!

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17 May 2025 (2pm-3pm)

From Rescue to Release: Navigating Wildlife Emergencies in Singapore

The Animal Concerns, Research and Education Society (ACRES) is a registered Singaporean Charity and Institution of Public Character that aims to create a world where all animals are treated as fellow sentient beings. One of our key focus areas is Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, where we rescue thousands of animals each year.

In this talk, learn more about how Singapore's only Wildlife Rescue charity functions and hear about our most exciting rescue stories. Empower yourselves to play a part in helping animals by learning what to do when you see various animals who are injured or in distress.

Registration for this activity has not opened yet. The link to register will be updated here once registration opens.

18 May 2025 (11am-12pm)

Getting to Know Our Wild Neighbours!

Have you ever chanced upon a troop of macaques in your estate or heard the iconic "uwu!" calls of the koel? Get yourself acquainted with Our Wild Neighbours and learn the dos and don'ts during a wildlife encounter. Get practical tips on how you can coexist with the animals that share our island home and what role each animal plays in keeping our city in nature green and healthy.

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24 May 2025 (7pm-11pm)

Leopard Cat QUEST @Ubin

We are excited to announce Leopard Cat QUEST @Ubin in search of our elusive native wildcat. Nationally critically endangered, the Leopard Cat is known to inhabit Pulau Ubin, Pulau Tekong, the Central Catchment Nature Reserve and the Western Catchment. We will walk Pulau Ubin’s rustic kampong lanes and forested areas in the silent, cool night, to look for the glint of the Leopard Cats’ eyes, and hopefully also encounter the Greater Mousedeer, Common Palm Civet, sleeping birds and butterflies, foraging fruit bats, snakes, mangrove wildlife and more!

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26 May 2025 (7pm-8:30pm)

Mangrove and Coastal Horseshoe Crabs: Guardians of the Coastal Ecosystems

Horseshoe crabs are ancient arthropods that have roamed the Earth for over 450 million years. Interestingly, they are also not true crabs but are more related to spiders and scorpions. This talk explores the remarkable biology, history, and ecological significance of these creatures. We will delve into the fascinating features of horseshoe crabs, including their unique anatomy, behaviour, and the important role they play in the marine ecosystem.

Additionally, the talk will address the conservation challenges horseshoe crabs face, including the impact of overharvesting and habitat loss on their populations, and the measures being taken to protect them.

By the end of the session, participants will gain a deep appreciation for these “living fossils”, their critical role in modern medicine, and the ongoing efforts to ensure their survival in the face of increasing environmental pressures.

This programme is held in conjunction with Republic Polytechnic.

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3 June 2025 (7pm-8pm)

Phytoplankton Ecology in Singapore and Beyond! | Down to Earth

Phytoplankton play a vital role in aquatic ecosystems and sequester carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. More than 50% of our oxygen comes from phytoplankton in the world’s oceans and lakes.

Understanding the role of phytoplankton in aquatic ecosystems will help in advancing the solutions to problems facing today’s water resources, such as harmful algal blooms, pollution, and climate change.

Join us in this talk as Dr Maxine Mowe shares more on phytoplankton and how their growth and production can possibly be the solution for increasing carbon capture globally.

This programme is part of a series on sustainability co-curated with the NUS Department of Biological Sciences.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Maxine Mowe is a biology lecturer at the National University of Singapore in the Department of Biological Sciences and has more than 14 years of research experience in aquatic biology specifically in phytoplankton and zooplankton ecology and has been a lecturer since 2019. She has worked on the ecology of several cyanobacterial taxa (Microcystis, Raphidiopsis), phytoplankton and zooplankton interactions, microplastic impacts and eutrophication and algal bloom mitigation using aquatic plants in Singapore’s reservoirs and coastal environment. She teaches various biology and ecology courses (General Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Freshwater Biology, Plankton Ecology) for undergraduate students and several courses (Freshwater Conservation, Food Security and Sustainability and Internships) for the Masters’ programme in NUS on Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainability. She is also a voluntary committee member for Care for Creation Committee at Caritas since 1 January 2023. Together with the rest of the committee, she has planned several environmental activities including beach clean-ups, intertidal walks, tree planting events and workshops for adults and children.

Please note that presentation slides may be available during or after the programme, depending on the programme. Where applicable, only participants who attend the programme can have access to the slides via instructions given during the programme.

Down to Earth:

Down to Earth Series unpacks pertinent sustainability topics and makes them accessible whatever your background. From demystifying the latest green buzzwords to illuminating the incredible biodiversity we live amongst, join us and grow your knowledge with experts as they give you the break down on all things green.

Click here to register.

8 June 2025 (11am-12pm)

Top 10 Weirdest Critters of Singapore’s Rainforest

Discover Singapore's weirdest rainforest critters, from gliding snakes to worms with claws! These amazing wildlife and weird facts are featured in a children's book - Top 10 Weirdest Critters of Singapore's Rainforest.

Published by Cicada Tree Eco-Place, the book is an environmental education resource of the ""Protect Our Last Wilderness"" campaign. Launched in 2019, the campaign highlights the pressing need to prevent the disappearance of the island’s last remaining wilderness areas, which are an important buffer against the effects of climate change.

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14 June 2025 (11am-1pm)

The Biodiversity Collage Workshop

In this workshop, you'll learn why biodiversity is vital for the wellbeing & preservation of our societal ecosystems. The challenge lies in balancing urban demand for natural resources/services with a need to protect nature.

Through this hands-on interactive workshop, we'll unpack our interdependence with nature & how human activities are contributing to biodiversity loss. Learn about the interconnectedness of all life on Earth. Thanks to a science-based set of cards (based on the IPBES reports), discover the fundamental interactions within biodiversity, the causes and consequences of its decline. Discover how our societies and even health systems depend very much on nature.

This workshop is organised in conjunction with The Biodiversity Collage and The Transmutation Principle.

About The Transmutation Principle:

TTP is a sustainability-driven consulting company whose mission is to be catalysts of change to protect and sustain our planet, for the well-being of future generations. We curate climate education workshops through collaborative, gamified workshops such as this for organisations at every stage, while contributing back to communities through our flagship, pro-bono public workshops.

Our services employ a breadth of solutions catered for different maturity levels across the organization's transformational journey from establishing foundational excellence to elevating their organisational ESG strategy, as we navigate this increasingly volatile environment together.

Here's how:

📖 Create accessible climate education for all

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💡 Diagnose & drive sustainable change.

Registration for this activity has not opened yet. The link to register will be updated here once registration opens.

14 June 2025 (2:30pm-4pm)

Unveiling the Secrets of Leopard Cats in Singapore | Down to Earth

Join us for a fascinating lecture with Marcus Chua from the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum. Marcus will share his expertise on leopard cats in Singapore, covering their habitats, ecology, population genetics, and threats. Recent research has identified key habitats, including Pulau Tekong, Pulau Ubin, the Central and Western Catchments, and Changi. With only around 50 individuals remaining, conservation efforts are crucial. Register now for this enlightening web lecture and join the conversation on leopard cat conservation in Singapore!

About the speaker

Marcus Chua is a mammal researcher with expertise in leopard cats and mouse-deer. He works at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum. Fun fact: Marcus was the first in the world to record leopard cats on reclaimed land! Read more from his blog here.

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21 June 2025 (11am-12pm)

From Rescue to Release: Navigating Wildlife Emergencies in Singapore

The Animal Concerns, Research and Education Society (ACRES) is a registered Singaporean Charity and Institution of Public Character that aims to create a world where all animals are treated as fellow sentient beings. One of our key focus areas is Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, where we rescue thousands of animals each year.

In this talk, learn more about how Singapore's only Wildlife Rescue charity functions and hear about our most exciting rescue stories. Empower yourselves to play a part in helping animals by learning what to do when you see various animals who are injured or in distress.

Registration for this activity has not opened yet. The link to register will be updated here once registration opens.

28 June 2025 (1.30pm-2.30pm)

Playtime with Timmy and his Wild Neighbours

Join Timmy on an exciting journey around his neighbourhood as he discovers amazing animals that live around him!

From playful macaques to curious otters and helpful bats, there are many different types of wildlife in our midst, and much to learn about sharing our space with them.

Let’s find out how we can be good neighbours to the animals around us!

Registration for this activity has not opened yet. The link to register will be updated here once registration opens.

25 February 2025 - Ongoing

Uncovering the Deep Importance of Our Oceans

The Oceans E learning modules are designed to help users explore how the ocean influences our daily lives and the marine creatures that inhabit it, recognize actions that may harm ocean ecosystems, and discover ongoing conservation efforts to protect our seas.
This module is totally free! All you need to do is create an account and log in to gain access.

Click here to visit the e-module website.

First Saturday of every month: 5 April 2025, 3 May 2025, 7 June 2025

WWF-Singapore Explores: Wetland Watchers @ Lim Chu Kang Nature Park

Experience a day as a field biologist with WWF-Singapore’s Wetland Watchers at Lim Chu Kang Nature Park! Join this citizen science programme to observe and document biodiversity while learning to identify birds, dragonflies, and key field techniques. No experience needed—just bring your curiosity! The data collected will support conservation efforts in Singapore’s ecosystems. Sign up now and be part of protecting our wetlands!

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If the event’s last registration date has passed, follow WWF on Eventbrite to get notified when registration for the next round starts.

Second Saturday of each month: 12 April 2025, 10 May 2025, 14 June 2025

WWF-Singapore Explores: Natural Heritage Walks at Rifle Range Nature Park

Join the WWF-led guided walk to learn about the rich variety of plants and animals found in the park. You will get a chance to spot many types of wildlife such as the Sunda Colugo, hear the melodious call of the Straw-headed Bulbul, to name a few. The tour will include visits to Gliders Boardwalk to view animal crossing features such as rope bridges and colugo poles, Waterhen hide, and the Quarry Wetland which is transformed from the former Sin Seng Quarry.

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If the event’s last registration date has passed, follow WWF on Eventbrite to get notified when registration for the next round starts.

10 December 2024 – 1 June 2025 (9am-6pm)

We Love Our Planet - A Nature Action Exhibition

The latest exhibition at the Singapore Botanic Gardens’ CDL Green Gallery, ‘We Love Our Planet,’ shines a spotlight on the indispensable role of nature in our lives. Despite its profound importance, nature is often undervalued and taken for granted. Yet, restoring the delicate balance between nature and society has never been more urgent to ensure the well-being of both.

 In collaboration with 24 international and local organisations, this exhibition highlights the critical role of biodiversity in supporting ecosystem resilience and combating the climate crisis. It celebrates Southeast Asia’s rich natural heritage while showcasing Singapore's ongoing conservation efforts and the global call for ecosystem restoration, aligned with the Singapore Green Plan 2030.

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Exhibition runs till 27 November 2025 (9am-6pm)

Ethnobotany and Diversity of Dipterocarps

The Singapore Botanic Gardens' Rain Forest is one of the oldest remnants of primary rain forests in Singapore. Spanning 6.2 hectares, it is home to over 300 species of plants, including majestic, mature dipterocarps. This rain forest is part of the original lowland dipterocarp forest that once covered much of the island, a natural heritage preserved by successive directors of the Gardens . The OCBC Arboretum in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, managed by NParks, is Southeast Asia’s first high-tech conservation initiative for dipterocarps. The Arboretum houses 200 species of dipterocarps and employs an Internet of Things (IoT) system to remotely and continuously monitor tree growth and environmental conditions. 
This exhibition invites you to explore the rich history, ecological importance, and versatile uses of dipterocarps. Join us to uncover the stories of these forest giants and their lasting impact on our environment and heritage.

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04 Apr 2025 - 31 Jul 2025

Celebrating Singapore Botanic Gardens

This year, the Singapore Botanic Gardens marks a series of incredible milestones, including the 10th anniversary of its UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription! As Singapore’s first and only UNESCO World Heritage Site—and the world’s only tropical botanical garden on the list—the Gardens stands as a treasured symbol of our City in Nature.
We’re also celebrating 150 years of the Singapore Herbarium and the Library of Botany and Horticulture, along with 30 years of the National Orchid Garden—cornerstones of the Gardens’ research, education and conservation work. These milestones coincide with Singapore’s 60th year of independence, making this a truly special occasion!
Join us for a year-long celebration! Kicking off with the Singapore Botanic Gardens Heritage Festival in July, enjoy a vibrant line-up of exhibitions, events, and activities that bring the Gardens’ rich history and cultural heritage to life.

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17 April 2025 - 17 July 2025 (5am-12am)

Treasures of the Singapore Herbarium

The Singapore Herbarium (SING) was established in 1875 by James Henry Murton, marking the beginning of scientific research at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. What began as a limited collection of specimens in Murton’s office has grown into collection of approximately 800,000 specimens. Today, the Singapore Herbarium is recognised as the one of the largest and most important herbaria in our biodiverse Southeast Asian region.  
Our collection played an important role in securing the UNESCO World Heritage status for the Singapore Botanic Gardens in 2015. To ensure the Herbarium is preserved for future generations, we are continuously enhancing and expanding our facilities. 
In celebration of the Herbarium’s 150th anniversary, we are embarking on an ambitious digitisation project to make our specimens freely accessible online.

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