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The Singapore Zoological Gardens was conceptualised by the chairman of the Public Utilities Board (PUB), Dr. Ong Swee Lau, in 1968. [31] Also known as the Singapore Zoo, the park opened its doors on 29 June 1973. [32] Initially, the Singapore Zoo opened with 272 animals housed in 50 enclosures, from over 72 countries. [32]
The Punggol Zoo, formally Singapore Zoological Gardens and Bird Park, [1] was a former animal collection in Singapore from 1928 to 1942. [2] Founded by Singaporean-Indian land owner William Lawrence Soma Basapa, the name comes from the location on a 10-hectare site on Punggol Road, possibly near Sungei Dekar (now called Coney Channel). [3]
Mandai Wildlife Group is a self-funded organisation based in Singapore which manages the Mandai Wildlife Reserve at Mandai in Singapore, which includes the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders, Bird Paradise and Rainforest Wild. [3] Logo of Wildlife Reserves Singapore before its rebranding.
Prior to the establishment of Singapore Zoo, there were other short-lived zoos in Singapore's history, including the first recorded zoo founded in the early 1870s at the present-day Singapore Botanic Gardens, [7] a zoo opened in the 1920s in Ponggol (present-day Punggol) by animal trader William Lawrence Soma Basapa and two zoos run by two brothers by the surname of Chan during the 1960s.
At each zoo, evaluators picked the animals they specifically wanted to focus on. The evaluation focused on elephants Asiatic black bears, and orangutans because large animals require higher living standards, and more stimulation. Finally these animals were chosen because they are deemed critical to the conservation efforts of the countries of ...
Phuket Butterfly Garden & Insect World, [23] Phuket, Thailand; Entopia by Penang Butterfly Farm, [24] Penang, Malaysia; Simply Butterflies Conservation Center, [25] Bilar, Bohol, Philippines; Singapore Zoological Gardens - The Fragile Forest Enclosure
Singapore Botanic Gardens; Singapore Crocodile Farm; Singapore Miniature Zoo; Singapore Zoo This page was last edited on 11 February 2024, at 23:53 (UTC). ...
Bird Paradise is an aviary located in Mandai, Singapore.Opened on 8 May 2023, it replaced the Jurong Bird Park and forms a part of the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, consisting of the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders and the upcoming Rainforest Wild Park.