Wildlife of Singapore

During that time, it still contained flora shared with the Malay Peninsula, but even then, the biodiversity of fauna was relatively low.

Following the establishment of the British trading post, rapid deforestation began due to crop cultivation, and was largely completed by the 20th century.

[2] Estimates made in 2003 have said that the rapid habitat destruction will culminate in a loss of 13-42% of populations in all of Southeast Asia.

Since its foundation it has been formulating various specific initiatives including attempts to conserve the hornbill and the rare dragonfly Indothemis limbata.

[15] Singapore currently contains 1358 known species of native vascular plants, of which approximately 759 are critically endangered.