In this episode of That's Wild, we dive deep into the underwater world and talk about the surprising ‘re-discovery’ of the Neptune’s Cup sponge after its last sighting in Singapore waters in the 1870s.

Hear more from Karenne Tun, Director of National Biodiversity Centre at NParks, who was on the very dive where the sponge was first sighted again; and from Sam Shu Qin, co-founder of Our Singapore Reefs, who now leads regular community dive surveys of the Neptune’s Cup sponge population in our waters.

Karenne and Sam also speak about marine conservation in Singapore, the importance of citizen science, and share a fact or two about fascinating underwater critters.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

• 2022 study conducted on the Neptune’s Cup sponge


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