Singapore
See tropical conservation at its best in Singapore
Our current students studying the optional module Tropical Conservation Biology from our MSc Conservation Biology course, every year undertake some field work out in Singapore.
The module widens your appreciation of conservation issues affecting the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. You'll have lectures looking at conservation issues, which are then supported by an exciting six day fieldtrip to the jungles and mangroves of Singapore.
Singapore is at the heart of a biodiversity hotspot but has huge issues regarding land use. We look in detail at conservation plans affecting a range of habitats on this small island. As a student, you'll be introduced to the primary rainforest with its giant trees and its exotic animals. You'll see how primary forest is affected by logging and its subsequent recovery and you'll also visit a wetland reserve to see mangrove communities including mudskippers, horseshoe crabs and water-monitor lizards.
You'll spend whole days walking in tropical forests, a day in the mangroves and a day by the seashore allowing you to witness conservation at first hand.
