A painted stork flies into the Sungei Buloh nature reserve. Photo: Wallace Woon
A grey heron stalks the river for prey. Photo: Wallace Woon
The young croc we spotted. Photo: Wallace Woon
We spot a few more crocodiles in the area. Photo: Wallace Woon
Local legend “Tailless” makes her appearance. Photo: Wallace Woon
Two crocs, one river. Photo: Wallace Woon
Mangroves which line Singapore's coast. Photo: Wallace Woon
A crocodile sign in the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. Photo: Wallace Woon
A water monitor stalks the wetlands during low tide. Photo: Wallace Woon
A crocodile killed in Malaya back in 1946. Photo: Courtesy of Kate Pocklington
“Crocodiles have actually been in Singapore for a very long time and are a mainstay of the green spaces in our northwest. The fact that our rivers are able to support large apex predators like them is only testament to the overall health of the food webs in this space.”“Nothing preys on a fully grown crocodile.”
A dead stingray is found washed ashore. Photo: Wallace Woon
Muddy wetlands in Sungei Buloh. Photo: Wallace Woon
British conservator Kate Pocklington at work. Photo: Courtesy of Lee Kong Chian Museum of Natural History
A textbook illustration depicting the capture of a crocodile. Photo: Courtesy of Hornaday, Kate Pocklington
“History paints them as beasts, monsters and brutes and they were killed in great numbers by the colonialists who failed to see their role in the environment. We now know better and need to learn and understand their roles.”
Singapore's mangroves, home to saltwater crocodiles. Photo: Wallace Woon
