{"id":19501,"date":"2018-09-02T11:18:39","date_gmt":"2018-09-02T03:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/blog\/singapore\/?p=19501"},"modified":"2024-11-18T14:48:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T06:48:18","slug":"singapore-hdb-condo-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/singapore-hdb-condo-wildlife\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Singapore HDB\/Condo Wildlife Survival Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As Singapore claims more and more natural vegetation for housing and urban development, we’ve been seeing an increasing number of wildlife having nowhere to go besides our pristinely manicured HDB estates and condos. Official figures show that wildlife sightings have been on the rise recently; just in the first seven months of 2018, the Singapore Agri-Veterinary Authority (AVA) has received 150 cases of wild boar-related feedback<\/a>, compared to 310 cases in 2017, 140 cases in 2016 and just 80 cases in 2015.<\/p>\n

Another reason for a rise in wildlife sightings is also because Singapore has incorporated plenty of nature in our living environment, which allows otters, for example, to roam from park to park like nature-loving tourists. While some of them can be friendly and\/or harmless, there have been sightings of dangerous animals, and even attacks, in residential areas.<\/p>\n

Here are the five wild creatures that have sneaked into our condominiums and HDB estates and what you should (and should not) do in case you encounter one.<\/strong> Bookmark and share this; it might even save you and your loved ones a trip to the hospital.<\/p>\n

Wildlife #1: Wild boars<\/b><\/h3>\n

The first thing you should know is that wild boars have fangs up to 10cm in length. These toothy creatures have been sighted with increasing frequency in nature parks and near forested areas across Singapore. On 28 August 2018, a wild boar was found trapped in the bin centre of WaterBay Executive Condominium<\/a> at Punggol, but not before it had attacked a pregnant woman outside a nearby school (where she works as an administrative assistant). The attack, which the woman and her husband claim was unprovoked, left the woman with deep cuts on her right calf.<\/span><\/p>\n

The AVA says that the boar came from forested areas in Punggol or Coney Island, and subsequently moved the caught boar to the Lorong Halus area.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The wild boar attack at Punggol left a pregnant lady with a deep cut on her leg. Video of trapped wild boar below. Photo credit: Tora Tora<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n