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Rubbish disposal!!!
Filed Under (Environment, General) by fishingh on 09-02-2008
Just a few days ago, I decided to take a bicycle ride along the east coast park connector to look out for new fishing spots. The new track along the east coast of Singapore is about 30km long each way with beautiful scenery along the way. Such an awesome ride it was!
What spoiled the day day for me was that on the way back home, as I was riding along the side of the big canal, I saw a few people peering down as if there’s something really interesting below. Well, it sure caught my interest and I decided to take a peek myself.
What I saw was disappointing! A bird had its feet caught on a piece of rope, probably discarded by some indiscriminate picnicker or angler. Probably exhausted from trying to dislodge the rope, it now lay on the beach by the side of the canal, parched by the hot sun and salty water, awaiting a slow but sure death. Unfortunately (for the bird), the side of the canal was too steep for anyone to attempt to get down to free it.
Just so happens, I had my camera with me and I took a quick clip of the bird, so as to discourage anglers not to discard their rubbish indiscriminately. You never know it can endanger innocent wildlife and even humans. Leave only footprints wherever you go… more so when the place is pristine. Here is the video I took…
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