Endangered tapir caught on wildlife camera multiple times on Singapore's Pulau Ubin, first sightings in 2024


The tapir was last recorded on Aug 12 moving through forest after midnight in the west of Pulau Ubin, Singapore. - Photo: Marcus Chua

SINGAPORE: A globally endangered Malayan tapir first spotted in Pulau Ubin in May could still be roaming the forested rubber plantations and fruit orchards of the island.

The animal was first detected on May 27 by camera traps at about 8.30pm in the eastern part of Ubin, according to a Nature in Singapore journal record published on Friday (Nov 29).

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