Cyrene reef

01Aug08

Cyrene reef, a short boat ride away from the mainland, lies right smack in the middle of Singapore’s busy shipping lanes. That numerous seagrass species, as well as a host of other rare marine life, flourish so close to such bustling – and often damaging – human activity is heartening. Not so encouraging however is [...]

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Kusu Island

01Feb07

Photos from the Blue Water Volunteers reefwalk, August 2006. The legend of Kusu is a story more than worthy of this nation’s shinily touted multicultural image. Hence, apart from marine creatures, the island also hosts three Muslim kramats and a Taoist turtle temple filled with red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans). Commonly sold and almost equally commonly badly cared [...]

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