Level of wildlife conservation awareness

KUCHING, 18 Oct: A total of 110 students and teachers participated in the National Schools Wildlife Awareness Program (SK) to raise awareness about the importance of wildlife conservation, especially endangered bird species such as Kenyalang Birds.

The Sarawak Forest Corporation (SFC) program through the Kuching Regional Office also gave exposure to participants on the importance of protecting wildlife habitats and the role of communities in conservation efforts.

SK Santubong Master Guru Mahadi Ibrahim in his speech reminded the students to take care of wildlife in their villages together and be an ambassador in spreading awareness about the protection of endangered bird habitats.

The programme was continued with a lecture by the Community Relations and Education Officer, Sophia Sik Sze Yong, who shared interesting facts about Kenyalang Birds, the functioning of national parks as well as the role of SFC in protecting wildlife in Sarawak.

To enhance the participants' understanding, various interactive activities were also held, including quiz sessions, quizzes and basic demonstrations of bird surveys on school grounds using mini telescopes.

Participants were also introduced to the Bird Classification Manual to give early exposure to methods of identifying bird species commonly used in research activities.

At the ceremony, the delivery of wishes and wildlife posters from SFC to the school was perfected by Park Warden of Santubong National Park, Awang Sjahrir Awang Ghazali.

The programme ended with the submission of attendance certificates to Year Four, Fifth and Sixth class leaders, in addition to receiving support from a lineup of teachers as well as schoolchildren involved.