SINGAPORE has lost about half its animal species in the last 200 years, and the rest of the region is likely to follow suit, according to a landmark study.
Based on detailed documentation of the state of mammals, birds, fish and butterflies on the island, it found that at least 881 of 3,196 recorded species, or 28%, had vanished forever.
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