NParks, PUB remind public not to release
animals into the wild
As Vesak Day approaches, the National Parks Board and national
water agency, PUB, have issued a reminder for the public not to
release animals into nature reserves and reservoirs.
Such acts they said may have adverse effects on the ecological
balance in the nature reserves and parks, as well as the water
quality of in the reservoirs.
Assistant Director at NParks, Sharon Chan, said most people
don’t realise that releasing animals means sending them to their
deaths.
They may not be equipped to survive in the wild.
Ms Chan said should these animals harbour viruses, they will
contaminate the water and affect other native wildlife.
Being kind to animals is one of the core practices of
Buddhism.
However, President of the Buddhist Fellowship, Angie Monksfield,
said freeing animals into the wild, especially those that have been
bred in captivity, isn’t necessarily a kind act.
To remind the public not to release animals, members of Buddhist
Fellowship, students and volunteers will be distributing brochures
and putting up posters at various locations, including MacRitchie
Reservoir Park, Lower and Upper Peirce Reservoir over the next two
weekends.
--938Live