On 3 January 2023, Singapore said goodbye to one of the most iconic landmarks, Jurong Bird Park. Losing Landmarks followed the last day of operations at the park before it was shuttered exactly 52 years since it opened, capturing the historical milestones of this park through the people who helped to set this remarkable park that was once the world’s largest walk-in aviary, with over 600 free-flying birds.
Lim Hee, an assistant bird curator who helped selected the birds for the opening day of the park, retold stories of the magnificent manmade waterfall which was once the world’s tallest. Mohd Saad, a trainer who looks after one of the park’s oldest cockatoo, Big John, clings on with anticipation to see if the star of Jurong Bird Park will cooperate for one last performance.
Take one last flight at the iconic Jurong Bird Park.
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i heard that all the birds will be relocated to bird paradise at mandai
Looking at the new prices, Goh Keng Swee was right.
48$ per adult entry. Wow!
A bit of a bittersweet moment, I had gone to the Bird Park, in September last year or so for what would be, in retrospect, the final time. Though the place itself held many many memories, of going as a child, with the school or with my parents, it was a little sad to see the place looking its age. I think that the art of exhibiting animals has changed vastly in the past fifty years, so to see the birds in cages was something that, as an adult, I was not particularly enthralled with. I remember thinking, the last few times that I went to the Jurong Bird Park, that the Parrot Paradise was especially dated. The conditions were much to crowded for the number of birds in each cage though there were small exceptions. I much preferred the bigger aviaries where the birds had space to fly, something that the Bird Paradise should have in spades. Hopefully, the birds will have a better life there.
All in all, though I understand the need to update the exhibits, enclosures and the other practical reasons, I think raw sentimentality will mean that I will, in fact, miss (the) Jurong Bird Park.
Eventually it will be just a plain mechanistic concrete jungle island fill with very materialistic kiasu people percapita per area with rapid urbanisation at the expense of nature regardless of other overdone/overkill resource like water and electricity conservation measures until so stingy like public space like the public library without access to charging points and only there for cosmetic show. There is a English saying pennywise, pound foolish..lol
I went to Jurong bird Park when I was in my primary school.Thank you
Sad that the original Bird Park closed. I knew there are a couple of Philippine Eagles there. Hope that on my next visit there will go to the Bird Paradise. All good birds, cheers!
Why am i crying i never even been to that park
I really hope they reopen this place as a public park. It's a good place to hangout and exercise.
I can't wait for the Great Migration Part 2!
Thank you for such a great documentary on Jurong Bird Park. Having visited many times first time in 1987, I have some great memories.
noooo i forgor
to capture the mandarin ducks here
20여년 전에 처음으로 방문한 뒤로 싱가포르에 갈 때 마다 반드시 들리던 장소였습니다. 감사했어요.
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wah when the shutters came down i cried sia