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Launching Today For Singapore's Wildlife. Acres Is..
22nd Apr 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

LAUNCHING TODAY FOR SINGAPORE'S WILDLIFE ACRES is excited to be in the core committee of Our Wild Neighbours (OWN) initiative, launching today! Whether with otters, civets, macaques or snakes, we learn that issues around human-wildlife encounters often stem from a lack of understanding and preparedness about Singapore’s native wildlife. ​ The ‘Our Wild Neighbours’ (OWN) initiative – a consolidated islandwide outreach effort to promote #Coexistence with Singapore’s native wildlif...

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Parietal Guidance Advised The Third Eye. Green Igu..
21st Apr 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

PARIETAL GUIDANCE ADVISED: THE THIRD EYE 👁👁👁 Green iguanas like Godzilla have a ‘third eye’ (also known as the parietal or pineal eye) located on top of their heads. This extra ‘eye’ allows them to detect movement from above, helping them to be wary of predatory birds. Head down to ACRES this Saturday (Registration required) for our open house for a chance to see Godzilla, and bring home action points to help animals! Date: Saturday, 23 April 2022 Time: 9.30am - 4.00pm Venu...

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Youth For Causes Apply Now. Do You Have A Desire T..
20th Apr 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

YOUTH FOR CAUSES: APPLY NOW! Do you have a desire to kick off your own project? Do you just love animals, and would like to do as much as you can for them? Great news! CITI-YMCA Youth For Causes (YFC) is back for this year's round. You can now apply to work, with ACRES, on a project of your own choice. There will be seed funding of up to $1,200, as capital for your project. So fret not! Join us in this amazing opportunity. Conduct your own project, raise public awareness and funds that can ...

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Nut-Thing To Do Over The Weekend? Join Us At Our O..
19th Apr 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

NUT🥜-THING TO DO OVER THE WEEKEND?: JOIN US AT OUR OPEN HOUSE🏠! Meet Walnut, a red-footed tortoise who is native to South America. Walnut along with Peanut (red-footed tortoise), Cashewnut & Hazelnut (both yellow-footed tortoises) are amongst the 122 unfortunate victims of the illegal wildlife trade who have found a temporary home at ACRES. Join us at our open house this Saturday as our staff/volunteers bring you on a tour of ACRES. Find out the reason behind their ‘nutty’ names, le...

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Acres Open House 23rd April 2022
17th Apr 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

HOUSE IT GOING? 🏠: HEAD DOWN TO THE ACRES OPEN HOUSE! We are excited to meet you and bring you on a tour of our wildlife rescue center! Date: Saturday, 23 April 2022 Time: 9..30am - 4.00pm Venue: ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre, 91 Jalan Lekar Singapore 698917 Learn about the work we do, the animals we rescue and meet both native (undergoing rehabilitation) and non-native animals (from the illegal wildlife trade) who have found a temporary home at ACRES. Register today!: https://bit.ly/OHA...

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Wingardium Leviosa Tyto Alba. This Stranded Barnow..
12th Apr 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

WINGARDIUM LEVIOSA TYTO ALBA 🧙🏻‍♂️✨🦉 This stranded #BarnOwl was rescued (the rescue officers Kalai and Adrian didn't have to use any spells) to be released safely. We couldn't resist sharing this photo with you! Thanks to the kind callers who waited patiently for our arrival. #Singapore #SgWildlife #ACRES #WildlifeRescue

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Parents, Its This Saturday. The Best Part About Mo..
12th Apr 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

PARENTS, IT’S THIS SATURDAY! The best part about “moving” at ACRES is that you will have some animal walk up to you to 💯 judge you – Diggle the rooster 🐓or an amputee pigeon🐦 or Mocha 🐶 our resident mongrel! So why not join professional dance educators Dr Nidya Shanthini Manokara and @jocelynchngcy Jocelyn Chng (in photos) this Saturday, to dance, to move at the same time learn about local wildlife issues? Register here: https://bit.ly/movementatACRES for slots availab...

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Move It Like You Mean It. Spend Your Saturday At A..
11th Apr 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

MOVE IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT! Spend your Saturday at ACRES moving and grooving to tunes at our Movement Workshops presented by Dr Shanthini (Nidya Shanthini Manokara)and Jocelyn Chng! Dr Shanthini has been an educator with NUS and Lasalle College of the Arts for over 7 years. Her love for Bharatanatyam began as a young child and they have been inseparable since! Her training in theatre and Bharatanatyam allows her to tell different stories through dance. Join her as she shares the joy of using mov...

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Dance Like Nobodys Watching. Head Down To Acres On..
8th Apr 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

DANCE LIKE NOBODY’S WATCHING! Head down to ACRES on Saturday, 16 April and participate in our movement workshops conducted by Jocelyn Chng and Nidya Shanthini Manokara Jocelyn Chng, a Wildlife Management Executive at ACRES has 9 years of experience being a ballet, movement, and dance theory teacher. She aims to change the misconceptions and stereotypes about ballet. Instead, she sees the dance form as a means through which to discover the innate intelligence of how the body moves. Come join...

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Titanium, The Peregrine Falcon. We Do Not Know How..
8th Apr 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

TITANIUM, THE PEREGRINE FALCON We do not know how a BB gun pellet ended up in the leg of the fastest animal on Earth – a Peregrine falcon! All we knew was that we needed to help Titanium recover, and be safely returned to the wild again. Watch this video for Titanium’s journey! #Titanium #WildlifeRescue #ACRES #PeregrineFalcon

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Share And Win Donation Credits. New To The Vegan J..
7th Apr 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

SHARE AND WIN DONATION CREDITS! New to the vegan journey? Have something you're really passionate about? Share something about yourself by creating a Social Post on abillion. Stand a chance to win US$1,000 worth of donation credits on abillion for your favorite causes, including us. Want to win US$1,000 donation credits for non-profit organisations, including us? Tell us something about yourself on abillion! This week, we want to meet the humans of abillion; the incredible people of our commun...

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Art For The Animals Buy Your Tickets Now. Join Pau..
6th Apr 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

ART FOR THE ANIMALS – BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW! Join Paul Foster as he hosts and leads the auction of artworks at the live auction event organised by Canvass Mindfulness Centre in collaboration with COMO Shambhala Singapore on April 17 at Suntec Convention Centre. Date: 17th April, Sunday Time: 7.30pm – 10pm Venue: Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre, Meeting Room 332 The paintings were created by children from Holistic Kids Camp through movement, art and mindfulness organised by @sgcanv...

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Pending Road Wild Boar. Since February 2022, Our W..
6th Apr 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

PENDING ROAD WILD BOAR Since February 2022, our wildlife management team has received many calls on sightings of a wild boar at the void deck at Pending road, rummaging through food waste left OUTSIDE the bins. Working together with the @hollandbukitpanjangtowncouncil Holland Bukit Panjang Town Council, signs were put up next to the bins. A follow up site visit revealed that rubbish was still left outside the bins. In March 2022, our wildlife management team together with the town council d...

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Joining Forces Music And Art All For The Animals. ..
3rd Apr 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

JOINING FORCES: MUSIC 🎸AND ART 👩🏽‍🎨 🦅ALL FOR THE ANIMALS We are very thrilled to share about this first ever musical instrument handmade for ACRES: "RAPTORCASTER" guitar! This beautiful piece is up for auction on 17th April 2022, at an event organised by @sgcanvass in collaboration @comoshambhalasg at the Suntec Convention Centre. Our heartfelt thanks to @alpana.ahuja.1 who hand painted the eagle and Jim Day @laurie.manning.12 for making this amazing “Raptorcaster”guitar...

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Welfare For Birds Kept As Pets Case 3. As Our Repo..
2nd Apr 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

WELFARE FOR BIRDS KEPT AS PETS – CASE 3 As our report released last month (https://bit.ly/ACRESBirdReport2022) highlighted concerns with recommendations, we continue to receive feedback from concerned members of public about bird keeping conditions. Thanks to a member of public who provided information on pet birds being kept in very poor conditions, while some of them were obviously unwell. The current code of animal welfare for pet birds already states provision of clean and safe envir...

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Acres Easter Movement Workshop For Children
1st Apr 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

DO YOU LIKE TO MOVE IT? MOVE IT? 🕺💃👯‍♀️ Don't miss it! We have the dance educators Dr Nidya Shanthini Manokara and Jocelyn Chng (our Wildlife Management Executive too), who will show you some moves, so you can groove and at the same time learn about animals whom you can see around #Singapore. Come and find out how you can be better friends to these animals 🐦🦅🐢🐛🐟! WHEN 📆: 16th April, Saturday various slots from 9:30am to 4pm WHO 👯‍♀️: Suitable for vario...

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Ep 5 Otters 🦦🐟🦦: Wild Animals Are Not Pests
1st Apr 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

SQUEAK! COMING TO A CANAL NEAR YOU! COEXISTENCE WITH OUR WILD NEIGHBOURS - EP 5: OTTERS 🦦🦦🦦 Hello from the Otter side! 🦦👋 Today we get playful with our favourite Biogirl MJ @JustKeepThinkingSG ! In this episode, we bring you some fun facts about our charming furry neighbour who has captured the hearts of many Singaporeans. 💖 At times, they also get into trouble. 😬 💖 Join us as we discover how otters are unique to Singapore! 🇸🇬 Let's also not forget that some h...

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Welfare For Birds Kept As Pets Case 2. As Our Repo..
26th Mar 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

WELFARE FOR BIRDS KEPT AS PETS – CASE 2 As our report released last month (https://bit.ly/ACRESBirdReport2022) highlighted concerns with recommendations, we continue to receive feedback from concerned members of public about bird keeping conditions. Thanks to the member of public who informed us of a Galah cockatoo kept in a cage, left in the basement that appeared to be undergoing renovation. We would like to thank @nparksbuzz for following up on this case and advising the owner on bird ke...

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Wildlife Rehab Spotlight Eagle Stood Up. After Res..
25th Mar 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

WILDLIFE REHAB SPOTLIGHT: EAGLE STOOD UP! After rescued from being unable to stand or fly, this #WhitebelliedSeaEagle is responding well to the treatment and TLC by our #wildlife vet. He/She was very weak and the blood work showed an infection. After two days of rest, medicines and food, the eagle finally stood up in the rest carrier. We can't wait for the eagle to complete the recovery and get released back to the wild soon! Ps: The bird is in a taller carrier now! #ACRES #wildliferes...

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Wild Boar That Injured Woman In Yishun Caught, 'Euthanised Humanely'
25th Mar 2022, by Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES)

CITY IN NATURE AND HUMANE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT Thanks to many members of public who cared, and wrote to us, and shared their views through comments on media articles and forum letters. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environme nt/yishun-park-reopened-to-public-after-wild-boar- is-caught Looking at the bigger picture for ALL wildlife in Singapore, there is a lot more that needs to be done: From intensive public education, exploring humane management measures, proactive preventive measur...

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