I was very much amused by the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve since this would be my first taste of “wilderness” in a long while. The main entrance of the nature reserve was a simple wooden hut with a lot of exhibits about the wetlands. Even before we stepped into the hut, out scampered a monitor lizard as if it were a house pet. It seems that the wildlife here in the reserve are really at home, I wouldn’t be surprised to see more of them.
But since this is a wetland reserve afterall, it would be wise to bring along some mosquito repellant. From the wooden hut, visitors will make their way to the main trail. First of which will bring visitors to the mangrove forest. Like other mangrove forests, this place is in between dry land and the sea. The roots of the mangrove tree a usually submerged in salt water when the tide comes and it becomes home to the various animal and plant life. Almost immediately, I saw my first wildlife in the mangroves, a small crab that was making its way on top of a root of a tree. It was probably my first time to see a wild crab of such size.
Not only that, there were certain animals that seem to be in the water and making their way to land. At first I thought it was a frog but it turned out to be a mudskipper. A mudskipper is a fish that has lungs that allows it to breathe outside of water. The mudskipper is found throughout the park and it was adopted as the park’s mascot. After seeing all these, it was hard to believe that I was still in Singapore.
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