The National Parks Board ( NPS) will install barriers in nine new locations to stop collisions between vehicles and wildlife.
At three locations along Mandai Road and the Bukit Timah Expressway ( BKE), exclusion fencing and hedge walls, which help deter animals from crossing roads, are already in place.  ,
Minister for National Development Desmond Lee stated in a Facebook post on Monday ( Apr 14 ) that the outcomes of the current measures have been “encouraging.”  ,
” We have seen a decrease in these areas ‘ lentils deer and wild boar roadkill happenings between 2023 and 2024,” according to the report.
The animals are also aided by the fencing’s use of other crossings, such as Eco-Link@BKE, by NParks.
According to Mr. Lee,” Vehicular-wildlife collisions never only pose serious risks to individuals, users, and people, but they also harm our wildlife.”
Over the next two decades, NParks will add isolation fencing to nine more locations in order to do more to protect our drivers and wildlife.
Based on previous situations, the nine locations have been identified as higher-risk areas. They are typically along major thoroughfares close to Central Catchment Nature Reserve and Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.
NParks stated on Monday that it intends to end installing the gates by 2026.
Big animals won’t be able to jump over the gates, which will be about 1.5 meters high.  ,
To avoid pangolins from soaring over the fences and onto the road, soft panels will also be installed at the base of the fences.  ,
” Our green spots are close to urban growth areas in Singapore where land is scant,” said Mr. Lee.  ,
” That is why we have taken steps to create several measures to enhance our natural connection, making it safer for wildlife to move between green spaces.”