Not much is known about Sisters’ Islands — the two Southern islands off the Straits in Singapore — but soon there’ll be a reason to visit them.
The National Parks Board (NParks) have outlined plans to transform the two islands into a proper marine park, where the members of the public will be able to learn and experience the biodiversity of the islands.
On the larger Big Sister’s Island (duh, right) NParks announced that they’ll be building a boardwalk, a floating pontoon and even intertidal pools for folks to get closer to the coastline action. Further inland, there’ll be forest trails for visitors to “spot coastal forest plants and go bird-watching” should they please, for some reason.
Small Sister’s Island will be where the the marine conservation research site will be built, including Singapore’s first turtle hatchery and outreach facility. Thanks to a $500,000 donation from HSBC, rescued turtle eggs — often from the shores of East Coast park and Changi Beach — will have a safe haven and a chance to hatch safely before being release into the sea.
The hatchery would also provide research opportunities to study local sea turtle populations through visits through visits to the turtle hatchery, involvement in egg collection and transfer to the hatchery, and habitat maintenance.
The Sisters’ Island Marine Park is expected to be completed by end 2018.
