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JURONG BIRD PARK / SINGAPORE ZOO |
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| Jurong Bird Park and the Singapore Zoo are borderless classrooms. They offer visiting schools vast resources to develop experiential learning opportunities to appreciate nature and the intricate links within various ecosystems. Through the live exhibits, which include animals and plants, and the various educational and public outreach programmes, the Bird Park and the Zoo take visitors through an extraordinary learning journey during which their five senses are evoked. Visitors learn about ecosystems and wildlife through enriching interactive and hands-on activities. At the end of the learning journey, visitors should attain greater awareness in terms of the need to maintain ecological balance in all environments and also the pressing need to conserve natural resources. |
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Jurong Bird Park
The Bird Park was the brainchild of Dr Goh Keng Swee, the then Minister for Finance in 1967. He was inspired by his visit to an aviary in Rio de Janeiro. Although it was considered a luxury to build a bird park in a small city state, Dr Goh believed that the bird park would provide a place where Singaporeans could escape from urban life and relax with nature and its inhabitants. Jurong BirdPark, when built, would be the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. On 3 January 1971, about 2 years after construction began, the gates of Jurong Bird Park were opened to the public.
The Park's central attraction was and still is the 30 metre tall waterfall - the tallest man-made waterfall in the world. This waterfall is located inside an immense walk-in aviary which is home to 1,500 free-flying birds from South Africa.
Singapore Zoo
The Singapore Zoo was founded by its late Chairman, Dr Ong Swee Law. In the 1960s, Dr Ong, the then Chairman of the Public Utilities Board could well imagine how much Singaporean would enjoy a zoo. There were simply not enough attractions in Singapore suitable for family outings. Singaporeans had become so urbanised that a zoo would provide a good link between them and Nature.
After years of meticulous planning, the Singapore Zoo was finally opened by Dr Goh Keng Swee in June 1973. The Singapore Zoo has since grown from strength to strength and now regarded as one of the finest in the world a national pride for Singapore indeed!
One of main objectives of the Singapore Zoo is to foster a greater appreciation of the need for conservation. The Zoo now has a collection of some 4,000 animals, many of which are endangered species. It contributes to conservation of endangered animals by participating in an international exchange programme of endangered species for breeding purposes. Its conservation effort also includes the release of native Singapore animals such as the mousedeer and small-clawed otters back into our nature reserves.
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