13 groups of students won prizes during the Mangrove Hunt Challenge at the Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre yesterday (16 Feb). It was a gloomy day (and it rained just after the students finished their tasks) but it did not stop the students from having fun! Most were covered with mud because they also had to go down to the mud to collect rubbish.
At the finishing line...
Mike & I as part of the judging team
Some of the winners receiving their prizes...
Mangroves are super important for many reasons. It is a breeding ground for crabs, prawns and other marine animals, essential for sustaining a viable fishing industry. It also protects coastlines against erosive wave action and strong coastal winds, and serve as natural barriers against tsunamis and torrential storms. (For more information click here Mangrove forests)
Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre or better known as KKWC (formerly known as KK City Bird Sanctuary) is situated in the heart of Kota Kinabalu and was once part of a huge area of mangrove forest. The total area now is about 24 hectares. The centre offers various environmental education programmes for students and the public. For more information, you can call my buddies Jocelyn or Cornelea at 088-246955 or email kkcbs@streamyx.com.
Ahh.. this is my little environmentalist *grin*
Trust me, it's really fun planting mangrove seedlings and being in the mud! *wink*
2 comments:
Wah..mike pun ada..syiok tu main ujan..
hehe ya bah! tapi kerja kami sinang saja bah.. ((o: the students memang kesiokan juga tu. when we walked around the mangrove area, hujan bah. basah la kami semua! (naya bilang siok!)
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