03 Mar 2021 2-minute view

Ask Me Anything: A Wild Q&A with Louis Ng

Louis Ng, founder of ACRES and Member of Parliament, speaks on wildlife in Singapore

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Are you facing a mexican standoff with a troupe of macaques? Has a bat entered your home? Founder of ACRES (Animal Concerns Research and Education Society) Louis Ng shares practical insights on how to deal with wildlife such as macaques, bats, and wild boars in Singapore, and how we can work towards a harmonious coexistence.

In 2001, Louis Ng founded ACRES, an animal welfare charity in Singapore dedicated to spreading awareness, education and also wildlife rescue. He serves as a Member of Parliament and is active in policy making, advocating tougher wildlife protection laws. In 2020, Louis led the way in amending the local Wildlife Act to make feeding and releasing of wildlife illegal in Singapore, to support the welfare of local wildlife.

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All pangolins live in tropical forests and grasslands. Some of them spend most of their time in trees, while others stay on the ground

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Baby pangolins travel around by riding on their mothers’ tails

The pangolin’s name is derived from the Malay word penggulung, which means “rolling up”; something they do when they are threatened

Pangolins are in trouble! They are the world’s most trafficked mammal, with more than 1 million poached in the past decade

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