A deer died after a motorcyclist collided with it on Mandai Road on Tues evening. The motorcyclist sustained minor injuries. The police said that they were alerted to the accident at 8.10pm. Photos shared on the Nature Society Singapore (NSS)’s FB group showed the deer lying in the middle of two lanes, while a motorcyclist sat on the kerb by the roadside with his bike on the ground. The incident is the third reported roadkill case involving wild deer this year. The Mandai area, where construction work to build new attractions is ongoing, has seen a number of roadkill incidents. Earlier this year, a critically endangered Sunda pangolin, leopard cat and sambar deer died in road accidents, which led to nature enthusiasts calling for more preventive measures to be undertaken by project developer Mandai Park Development. In 2010, NSS’s Vertebrate Study Group estimated that there were under 20 sambar deer in Singapore.... Continue Reading