Otters are shy animals who quickly hide when they are approached. They are very rarely seen even for regular Ubin visitors. Count yourselves lucky if you see them and avoid making your presence known. My friend Andy have been to Ubin for many years and finally got his luck. They were spotted 350 metres east of Ubin jetty (lon/lat 1.403579, 103.973310).
In the sixties, British forces personnel adopted a colony of otters living on a small islet off Changi. A servant working at China Sea Beach Club (rebuilt into SAF Ferry terminal) would row over and feed them fishes bought from the wet market. The islet is long gone, the area reclaimed when Changi airport was built. The otter colony was abruptly dispersed and dead ones were caught on fishermen nets.
Otters are slowly making its comeback. They have been spotted at Sungei Tampines, Paris Ris Park (lon/lat 1.379849, 103.953285),
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