Tips on the do's and don'ts when exploring Singapore's nature areas at night. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - In April, The Straits Times joined Singapore’s spidermen, Mr Joseph Koh and Mr Chris Ang on a night walk in the northern part of the island in search of nocturnal arachnids.
This visual effect, known as eyeshine, occurs when light rays are reflected by a special membrane in some animals’ eyes calledThe reflective surface can be found in the eyes of both vertebrate and invertebrate animals typically active at night. Such animals include snakes and spiders.Often, the first part of an animal that can be seen is its eyeshine. The size and colour of a species’ eyeshine are useful clues for hikers identifying what they might be looking at.
Because eyeshine is reflected at the light source, hikers must usually be directly behind the light to spot the glow.2. Check the location’s opening hoursIt is prohibited to enter Singapore’s nature reserves past 7pm. Those who enter parks and nature reserves after closing hours can be fined up to $2,000 under the Parks and Trees Regulations.Seeing beyond what meets the eye in wildlife conservationGet to know which species in Singapore are active at night and where you can find them.
Unmarked paths in forested areas that cut through former kampungs and plantations can also be littered with metal debris, posing a danger to hikers.It is illegal to kill, trap, take or keep any wildlife. Those who do so to protected wildlife risk getting fined up to $50,000 or jailed for up to two years, or both. Those who kill, trap, take or keep other wildlife face a fine of up to $10,000, imprisonment for six months, or both.
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