Research wanted: Singapore experts on the hunt for diseases that can spread from animals to humans

The National Parks Board is calling for research proposals that aim to fortify Singapore against outbreaks of zoonotic diseases. -- ST PHOTOS: GAVIN FOO

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The bird, barely the size of a human palm, struggled in the mesh net hanging between two wooden poles on Pulau Ubin, the biodiversity haven located off Singapore’s eastern coast.

The snare had been installed at dawn on Dec 5, 2024 – at the height of the migratory season, when birds from the far north fly south to escape the winter chill.