| Page Views: 1,755 Last Visit to Pulau Semakau: - | Nature Haven in a Rubbish Dump by bpacker - last update: May 22, 2006 |
Singapore is a squeaky clean place. Yes siree, we're so damm hygenic that even our rubbish landfill area smells good and can support a diverse ecosystem of rare plants and animals! I'm not joking, Pulau Semakau, an artificial island created off the west coast of Singapore, is a little haven for marine biologists and a sometime naturalists like myself. You can come here on an inter-tidal walk to check out the inhabitants on the seagrass lagoon. Bird your brains out (yes, there ARE pacific egrets here!) or try your hand at angling. As for myself, I was here on a Sunday morning, wading my booties off on a sea-grassy landscape with some folks from the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity. If you think I've lost it,you're not far from wrong. Just how many loonies would wake up at 5am to check out worms on a seabed? The thing is, I'll do this again come September during the migratory season. This time, instead of worms, I'll be checking out my feathered beloveds. This my friend, is worth waking up for. |
|  | Since I already have a page full of crabs, seashells and corals, I loathe to create another one. Click here to look at my Ubin page. I'll simply keep this page for general info and as an online birding journal. |
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beetlebummer Tue Mar 31, 2009 15:46 UTC
What great tips and coverage of the Pulau Semakau you had. Been wanting to visit our local offshore islands...great job! | RoyJava Sat Jun 21, 2008 08:40 UTC
Super Pulau Semakau VT Pages, even it is not for me *smile* ... very interesting, great pics, loved the Brahminy Kite, thanks Glen, greets RoyJava, The Hague Holland | hunterV Sun Mar 2, 2008 09:00 UTC
Oh yes, thanx! Very useful and interesting! | guntor57 Sat Feb 23, 2008 17:51 UTC
what do you think about the impact on eco balance island of langkawi when chicken skins are given to the eaglels . my opinion is in a few years the eagles can not fly and they will be full of chrorestorol |
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