The Big Read in short: How wildlife bridges help save Singapore's endangered animals

Making a wildlife crossing “animal ready” from day one was no child’s play for a team from the Mandai Wildlife Group .

And within the first week of its opening, larger mammals like wild pigs and sambar deer were spotted using the bridge.We were searching online for things that would encourage the animals to use the bridge but upon seeing the footage – we were like, ‘Eh, wah! They started to use the bridge so early!Spotting these animals in photos from the camera traps brought relief to the team, said Mr Lim Zongxian, a wildlife management officer with MWG.

His job involves scouring through about 30,000 to 50,000 photos a year to identify and record details of the animals in pictures. While the bridge has become a common crossing for some animals, the team is still waiting with bated breath for their next milestone — the crossing of the critically endangered Sunda pangolin and lesser mousedeer.

In response to TODAY’s queries, NParks said that since its completion, populations of various native animals have been recorded on Eco-Link@BKE.Apart from setting up more eco-bridges, the nature groups also suggested exploring other types of linkages to aid animals, such as culverts for underground connectivity, rope bridges for primates and land bridges for land crossings.

The agency has also installed aerial rope bridges across carriageways to facilitate the safe movement of tree-residing animals, such as the Raffles’ banded langurs. These links would facilitate the dispersal of wildlife along the planned Tengah Nature Way between the Western Water Catchment area and Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.Despite the advantages of eco-bridges, they are not foolproof in eliminating roadkill.recalled how the team was disappointed to learn that a Sunda pangolin had ended up as roadkill along Mandai Lake Road last March.

Besides the pangolin, other animals that died included the Malayan colugo, the long-tailed macaque, wild pig, red-tailed pipe snake, the Asian house rat and Javan myna. Statistics compiled by Acres, on the other hand, showed a steady increase in animals that had died at the hands of motorists in the last five years islandwide.Ms Anbarasi said that the increase could partly be due to the fact that Acres has been including roadkill reported by others in the nature community from 2020, on top of calls to its hotlines as well as greater awareness among the public that led them to report such incidents.

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