Recently, NParks has made an effort to provide volunteering opportunities for the public and schools under the citizen science banner.
- See the compilation at the NParks webpage
There are other opportunities in nature and the environment in Singapore (citizen science or otherwise) which are advertised through these avenues:
- Wild Singapore Happenings, this blog carries a curated list of events maintained by Ria Tan which is particularly useful for families. This is actively updated and has categories such as forest, mangroves, walks, for kids, etc. link
- Habitatnews (since 1998) is a mailing list I manage which highlights major events suitable for the general public – link
- Ecotax (since 1998) is a mailing list I have maintain for technical seminars (mostly during office hours) and job opportunities – link
Other public data submissions for science projects (dates indicate project origin or when web forms were first provided ):
- Mammal Records in Singapore (forms since 2009) – submit your records of mammal sightings in Singapore to http://www.sivasothi.com/mammal/
- Dead Animal Reports in Singapore (since 2014) – submit records of dead animals at https://lkcnhm.net/dead-wildlife/ (note: for injured animals, please call ACRES Wildlife Rescue’s 24-hour hotline, 9783-7782
- OtterWatch (Facebook page since 2010), submit your photos of otter sightings in Singapore here –https://facebook.com/OtterWatch/
- Common Palm Civet of Singapore (Facebook page since 2013), submit your photos of civet sightings in Singapore here –https://www.facebook.com/singaporecivet/
- Records of Singapore’s flora and flora (forms since 2010), for specific project submissions in conjunction with Habitatnews; so far used for Red Jungle Fowl (2010), Lyssa zampa (since 2005, ongoing) and mass flowering events – http://tinyurl.com/habitatnews-records
- Singapore Flowering (Facebook page since 2014) – post photos to this Facebook page to document flowering in Singapore, as we try to understand trends, identify flowers, raise awareness (also #sgflowering on twitter) – https://facebook.com/floweringinSG
- International Coastal Cleanup in Singapore (since 1992), a data gathering, trash removal exercise conducted here and internationally in September, with data collation by Ocean Conservancy – http://coastalcleanup.nus.edu.sg/
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