Singapore Sungei Buloh Wetland reserve

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^^ttp://picture.comegoogle.comi 33comegoogle.com33 sg.comegoogle.com33Copy right33333333 The Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve is a nature reserve located in the Northwest area of Singapore. It is the first wetlands reserve to be gazetted in Singapore in the year 2002, and its global importance as a stop-over point for migratory birds was also recognised by the Wetlands International's inclusion of the reserve into the East Asian Australasian Shorebird Site Network. It has an area of 1.30 square kilometres. Previously unheard of as a nature area, the site gained prominence only in 1986 when a call was made to conserve the area by members of the Singapore Branch of the Malayan Nature Society. Particularly significant, was its unusually high variety of bird species, which included migratory birds from as far as Siberia on their way to Australia to escape the winter months. Their suggestion was taken up by the government, and a site with an area of 0.87 km was given nature park status in 1989, and officially opened on 6 December 1993 by then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong after careful development of the park in order to improve accessibility for visitors. Over the years, Sungei Buloh charmed people from all strata of society to support its cause. It welcomed its 100,000th visitor in 1994. In 1997, the Park found its corporate sponsor in HSBC, which set up the Sungei Buloh Education Fund in support of its nature outreach programmes. In 1999, Woodlands Secondary School became the first school to adopt the park. It was followed by Commonwealth Secondary School in 2001 and Hillgrove Secondary School in 2002. The future of the area was still in doubt, however, because there are no laws preventing the destruction of nature parks. With pressure from nature groups and societies in Singapore, the government formally announced on 10 November 2001 that the park will be accorded nature reserve status, a step which protects the area from any unauthorised destruction or alteration. The second phase of the park was opened, and the entire site of 1.30 km officially gazetted on 1 January 2002 as the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. 双溪布洛天然公园占地87公顷，坐落在偏远市区烦嚣的西北部，梁宙路尽头的水之滨。在开发前，这里是红树林沼泽地。后来计划发展成为农业科业园，但是政府最后决定保留。园林与康乐设施局便于88年开始发展，总共耗资850万元，并于1993年底开放给游人。而园区内散布着大约20种的红树林大都被保留下来。保护区里栖居着超过500种热带动植物，是候鸟途经东亚的主要中途停留站。精心建造的亭台楼阁和行人走道让您能从近处观赏园内动植物。 ^^http://picture.comegoogle.comi 33comegoogle.com33 sg.comegoogle.com33Copy right33333333