Year Four pupils here were introduced to the endangered Sumatran Rhino at a WWF Malaysia talk recently. The children, as well as their headmaster and teachers, were all ears at the talk held at SJK (C) Chung Ching in Tanah Putih.
“Honda Malaysia together with WWF Malaysia have started a project to save the Sumatran rhino and this joint effort is a five-year commitment,” said WWF Malaysia spokesman Daisy Poh. “The company has pledged RM5mil to enable WWF Malaysia to take its Sumatran rhino conservation efforts to the next level.
“The project also aims to educate and raise public awareness on the endangered species. “It is important for young minds to be aware of what is happening in the world, about the extinction threat to Sumatran rhinos and other animals in Malaysia,” she added.
A question-and-answer session was held at the end of the talk which had fired up the pupils’ curiousity and imagination. Poh said that poaching, logging and deforestation to make way for agricultural cultivation contributed to the rapid decline in the population of Sumatran rhinos. “The Sumatran rhino is the nation’s most endangered species,” she said.
Honda Malaysia is the first corporation to sponsor a long-term project to save the Sumatran rhino. It is estimated that only 300 Sumatran rhinos are left in the world today. The pupils also watched a slide show on common and uncommon wildlife and endangered species.
Also highlighted in the slide show were the problems of pollution and activities that were damaging to the environment. The pupils were then given goodie bags supporting the “no more plastic” campaign. The bags contained a drawing block, stickers and note pads related to the rhino-rescue project. “I want to save the animals from bad people. Animals are like us and have feelings too,” said Goh Kah Lon, 10.
Tan Yee Jou, 10, had this to say: “People, please try to reuse and recycle and save Earth before it is too late.” She added that she would share the new information with her siblings and parents.
Thai student Yorakit, 10, said: “I have never seen a rhino before, but the talk today has made me eager to save the species.” By Dona Ann Sophia, The Star.
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