Semakau Survey: 26 Jun 05
It was a fabulous day of M&M at Semakau ("Mud and Mosquitoes" -- to shamelessly borrow a phrase coined by Genevie).
Early Sunday morning, WildFilms and 60 other wild and crazy people girded loins, sprayed repellent, hoisted gear and donned full body armour to survey the biodiversity of Pulau Semakau.
The forested area was teeming with vast clouds of mosquitoes. For a change, we didn't notice the sandflies...
The work started as soon as we arrived on site...
The intrepid Prof Teh Tiong Sa and his equally dauntless team (Dr Raju, Hui Boon and Zaki) proceed to map out the humungous shore.
Siti and her seagrass team checked out the vast seagrass meadow that rings Pulau Semakau.
But the folks who had the most arduous job were the 40 or so volunteers that did the mangrove survey. These brave souls trudged through the soft mud and negotiated the maze of roots and hordes of insects to identify the plants of Semakau's mangroves
Sometimes trees had to be climbed to verify identity.
But they seemed to have had the most fun...here's Genevie obviously having a good muddy time!
The weather was wonderful. Sunny blue skies early in the morning, turning nice and cloudy and a sprinkling of rain only when we were ending. Thanks Mum!
WildFilms show that they are the most field savvy of all the teams by 'choping' the most comfortable place to slack off at the end of the trip...
For more photos and info about the Survey, visit the Survey homepage on wildsingapore.
Early Sunday morning, WildFilms and 60 other wild and crazy people girded loins, sprayed repellent, hoisted gear and donned full body armour to survey the biodiversity of Pulau Semakau.
The forested area was teeming with vast clouds of mosquitoes. For a change, we didn't notice the sandflies...
The work started as soon as we arrived on site...
The intrepid Prof Teh Tiong Sa and his equally dauntless team (Dr Raju, Hui Boon and Zaki) proceed to map out the humungous shore.
Siti and her seagrass team checked out the vast seagrass meadow that rings Pulau Semakau.
But the folks who had the most arduous job were the 40 or so volunteers that did the mangrove survey. These brave souls trudged through the soft mud and negotiated the maze of roots and hordes of insects to identify the plants of Semakau's mangroves
Sometimes trees had to be climbed to verify identity.
But they seemed to have had the most fun...here's Genevie obviously having a good muddy time!
The weather was wonderful. Sunny blue skies early in the morning, turning nice and cloudy and a sprinkling of rain only when we were ending. Thanks Mum!
WildFilms show that they are the most field savvy of all the teams by 'choping' the most comfortable place to slack off at the end of the trip...
For more photos and info about the Survey, visit the Survey homepage on wildsingapore.
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