Parts of Western Catchment forest to be cleared for expansion of water plant

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Parts of the Western Catchment forest near the Nanyang Technological University will be cleared for the expansion of a water treatment plant, a move that will impact wildlife there.

The affected plot is also home to critically endangered Sunda pangolins and straw-headed bulbuls. Two freshwater forest streams, considered rare habitats in Singapore, will also be affected by the works, said the report.

Surveys had shown that the streams are home to the critically endangered elf dragonfly. The Johnson's freshwater crab - a species found nowhere else in the world - has also been recorded in the streams there.

works will cause a "complete loss of certain habitats or ecological components", which could in turn affect sensitive creatures in the area.

Qns: 

1. In your society, how well are the demands of the economy and the environment balanced? (Cam. 2015)

2. Environmental concerns and economic growth cannot co-exist. Do you agree? (Cam. 2011)

3. How important is it to save plant and animal species which are in danger of extinction? (Cam. 2013)

4. To what extent are the rights of animals protected in your society? (Cam. 2012)