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SINGAPORE – Another of four fledglings by Singapore\u2019s only known pair of peregrine falcons was found dead on April 16. <\/p>\n
It is the second chick to have died, following the death of a first fledgling on April 4, said Dr Malcolm Soh, principal researcher at the National Parks Board\u2019s (NParks) wildlife management research branch.<\/p>\n
In response to queries from The Straits Times on April 22, Dr Soh said the chick was found dead on the ground in the Central Business District on the morning of April 16, with the cause of death unknown. <\/p>\n
The four chicks \u2013 the second brood on record from the breeding pair \u2013 were residing at OCBC Centre in Chulia Street, where they hatched in late February, before they departed their nest.<\/p>\n
\u201cNParks will continue to monitor the remaining two fledglings through sightings in the area, as well as the Bluetooth tracker attached to one of them,\u201d said Dr Soh.<\/p>\n
Talk of a possible death among the falcon fledglings surfaced on the Singapore Wildlife Sightings Facebook group on April 22 after a member of the group shared that he had not been able to confirm sight of one of the chicks after a three-day search. <\/p>\n
The falcon chicks\u2019 early days were documented on a 24-hour YouTube live stream, launched in early March, with the public able to observe the birds as they grew and attempted practice flights.<\/p>\n
The stream came to an end on April 10 after the three surviving chicks fledged.<\/p>\n
The last chick to take flight was seen at its nesting grounds\u00a0at the OCBC Centre at 6.45am on April 8, before likely flying off later that morning, Dr Soh had earlier said.<\/p>\n