Macaques spotted at Lentor Hillock Park, wildlife observer hopes it won’t ‘end up like Punggol’

Macaques spotted at Lentor Hillock Park, wildlife observer hopes it won’t ‘end up like Punggol’

SINGAPORE: A wildlife observer expresses hope that Lentor won’t end up like Punggol when it comes to managing human-wildlife conflicts, following the culling of several long-tailed macaques by the National Parks Board (NParks). As part of its strategy to manage increasing human-wildlife encounters, NParks culled several long-tailed macaques in Punggol in 2024, deeming them “aggressive” and unsuitable for translocation. The decision came amid a r…