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Myna strangled by fishing line at Lower Peirce

on 22nd December 2014

“I was taking a walk at Lower Peirce this morning when I encountered a myna strangled by a fishing line hanging on a Birdnest Fern (Asplenium nidus) growing on the branch of a Rain Tree (Samanea saman) at the car park.

“The myna was removed by a long pruner and we found there was a fishing line tied around it’s neck.

“I sent the photos to Ria Tan and she advised me to send it to you.”

Derek Liew
Singapore
17th December 2014

NOTE: This is not the first and will not be the last of birds getting strangled by carelessly discarded fishing lines. We had appealed to recreational fishing enthusiasts to bring home their used lines and dispose of them properly. Such irresponsible behaviour causes damage to out fragile biodiversity.

Past instances are listed below. We are sure there were more that went unreported:

Javan Myna HERE.
Owl and heron HERE.
White-throated Kingfisher HERE.
Oriental Pied Hornbill HERE and HERE.

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YC Wee

Dr Wee played a significant role as a green advocate in Singapore through his extensive involvement in various organizations and committees: as Secretary and Chairman for the Malayan Nature Society (Singapore Branch), and with the Nature Society (Singapore) as founding President (1978-1995). He has also served in the Nature Reserve Board (1987-1989), Nature Reserves Committee (1990-1996), National Council on the Environment/Singapore Environment Council (1992-1996), Work-Group on Nature Conservation (1992) and Inter-Varsity Council on the Environment (1995-1997). He is Patron of the Singapore Gardening Society and was appointed Honorary Museum Associate of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) in 2012. In 2005, Dr Wee started the Bird Ecology Study Group. With more than 6,000 entries, the website has become a valuable resource consulted by students, birdwatchers and researchers locally and internationally. The views and opinions expressed in this article are his own, and do not represent those of LKCNHM, the National University of Singapore or its affiliated institutions.

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