During a night survey conducted in the zoo in July 2024, conducted by Mandai Nature, a wild common palm civet was observed carrying and feeding on a Sunda colugo—marking the first recorded sighting of colugo predation by a civet.
Our long-standing conservation partner, Katala Foundation Inc, has been doing remarkable work to safeguard some of Palawan’s most threatened endemic species. Mandai Nature visited and witnessed firsthand some of the amazing conservation work carried out by teams on the ground.
Global demand in the wildlife trade has hugely impacted the Rote Snake-necked Turtle, a unique species endemic to Rote Island, Indonesia. But a dedicated conservation effort is underway to ensure its populations will one day thrive again in the wild.
Despite its small land area and highly urbanised landscape, Singapore is home to an incredible variety of native wildlife. How can we safely share our spaces with our “wild neighbours”?
Can tourism be nature-positive? Sustainable tourism experts shared about the concept of 'conservation tourism' and real-life case studies at our first webinar session.
Katala Foundation Inc works alongside local communities to protect and conserve Philippines' highly threatened endemic species like the Philippine Cockatoo, Palawan Forest Turtle and Philippine Pangolin.
In a landmark collaboration between Mandai Nature, the Indonesia government and WCS-IP, thirteen critically endangered Rote snake-necked turtles from Singapore Zoo have been sent to Indonesia to form a conservation breeding programme.
Mandai Nature, Jurong Bird Park and Talarak Foundation jointly established the first conservation breeding programme for the Negros Bleeding-heart Dove in Singapore.
Existing in low numbers and only in a limited range, the Komodo Survival Programme aims to protect the largest living lizard on the island of Flores, Indonesia.