| Among Artists |
| They
worked tirelessly and silently for a tree they call their own. Special mentions have to go to artist Wang Ruo Bing (with yellow scarf; on the extreme right), arboriculturist Derek Yap (grey shirt with two white lines), and especially researcher N. Sivasothi (in front row) who held the unpleasant role of being the accidental eye-witness to the illegal felling of the Hopea sangal tree. He was also responsible for the building-up of awareness of the tree and conservation through the Raffles Museum's website Habitatnews and the local media. Nature Society (Singapore) made equally important contributions in this respect too (See Dr. Shawn Lum's article - Tree Art and Conservation). |
