New Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation to care for injured, distressed wild animals

The 1,250 sq m Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation at Lim Chu Kang houses various facilities and is equipped with surgery rooms, an incubator and oxygen cage, and x-ray machines, as well as customised indoor and outdoor animal enclosures for recuperating fauna.

The rescued wildlife includes abandoned animals as well as those found injured or in distress after wandering into unfamiliar urban environments. A number of animals are also impacted and injured by storms and road accidents, while some birds have crashed into buildings, added Dr Loo. During rehabilitation, the animals will be housed, fed and cared for in such a way that they do not become used to humans and still retain their natural instincts to search for food and fend for themselves, said Dr Loo.

This type of interim housing serves to rehabilitate the wildlife and provides environmental enrichment to better prepare them for release back into their habitats. Animals that are admitted to the centre but do not need treatment will have their blood and DNA samples collected for biosurveillance and research. They will then be released as soon as possible.

The new Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation was also built to enhance NParks' biosurveillance and wildlife researchin order to better manage zoonotic diseases. Animals admitted into the new centre will be examined and tested for diseases such as bird flu that may impact species in the wild, pets, and humans.

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