How wildlife and humans can live in harmony as natural habitats make way for natural development?
Some residents of new BTO flats in Punggol North are concerned about an influx of monkey sightings, which they say can become aggressive. The monkeys would also go to the newly-opened SIT.Synopsis : Green Trails is a four-part environment podcast special for 2024 where The Straits Times hits the ground with experts.
The new neighbourhood of Punggol Northshore recently saw some monkey business, with troops of long-tailed macaques spotted at construction sites and even eating at a void deck of an HDB block. To find out how residents can responsibly live in a macaque hotspot, ST journalist Shabana Begum speaks with co-chief executive of Animal Concerns Research and Education Society Anbarasi Boopal, and president of the Jane Goodall Institute Andie Ang.
ST’s podcast team recording the Green Trails Podcast at Punggol Settlement, on Oct 1. ST PHOTO: ELSA GOH
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