Endangered tapir caught on island’s wildlife camera


Hopeful sight: An endangered tapir was caught on wildlife camera multiple times on Pulau Ubin. — The Straits Times/ANN

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

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 Nov 29.

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