For Immediate Release
Death of Coney Island Cow
Singapore, 12 October 2016 — The National Parks Board is saddened to share that the free-roaming Brahman cow on Coney Island Park has passed away. It could not be revived after it was sedated for blood and fecal samples to be taken during its annual health check by veterinarians on 28 September 2016.
Health checks are necessary for the cow’s own wellbeing and for public health reasons, for example, to prevent the spread of diseases between animals and humans. Given its large size, sedating the cow was a standard procedure to ensure the safety of all personnel involved.
Post-mortem investigations by AVA have just concluded. The results show that the cow had chronic underlying illnesses, and that it likely died of heart and lung complications while sedated.
The cow was a recognisable part of Coney Island Park and will be missed.
For more information, please contact:
Cassandra Lew (Ms)
Communications Manager
National Parks Board
DID: 6471 7909
Mobile: (redacted)
Email: cassandra_lew@nparks.gov.sg
About National Parks Board (NParks)
National Parks Board (NParks) is responsible for providing and enhancing the greenery of our City in a Garden. Beyond building green infrastructure, NParks is actively engaging the community to enhance the quality of our living environment.
NParks manages over 350 parks and 4 nature reserves. Adding to this is the extensive streetscape, or roadside greenery, that forms the backbone of our City in a Garden. An island-wide Park Connector Network is also being developed to link major parks, nature areas and residential estates.
As the lead agency on biodiversity conservation, NParks has developed an urban biodiversity conservation model, which aims to conserve representative eco-systems in land-scarce Singapore. NParks also monitors and coordinates measures to enhance the presence of biodiversity in our urban landscape.
NParks is working closely with partners in the landscape and horticulture industry to increase productivity, and provide training for all levels of the workforce. Enhancing competencies of the industry will support Singapore’s vision of being a City in a Garden.
For more information, visit www.nparks.gov.sg and www.facebook.com/nparksbuzz