It was the first day that the Dairy Farm Nature Park was publicised in the papers. We found quite a few variety of fungi and were happy that our fungi-hunting trip was so fruitful. What marred our walk was finding evidence of ignorance among those who went to the park. A short distance from the entrance, we came upon this tree stump supporting several black fungi. They looked like they must have been there for a long time. After taking several photos we realised that two of the fungi about the size of a small palm, have been broken at the neck by someone whom I would just classify as a moron. Openness is always a double-edged sword. While we are given the opportunity to access nature's wonders, we cannot prevent destruction like this...
and this...
and these...
People need to be educated on how they should behave when they take walks in nature parks. It is great to see some three-generation families enjoying an outing at our nature parks but I also so a lady who was holding on to a plant that she had plucked thinking that it was okay to just take a small token from the park for cultivation in her garden. I also overhead an old man telling his grandson that one of the orange fungus they saw was a Lingzhi fungus saying that it was good for health. I hope people don't go around mistaking some of these fungi as those having medicinal value and take them home for consumption. It is best to consider any fungi in the park as poisonous and leave them alone.
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