Thursday, 1 March 2012
Last week, 2 members of the WWF came to NJC to give us
a talk about environmental issues. The first part of the presentation was about
environmental issues on land such as deforestation and animal poaching. Pictures
of animals being stuck in traps set up by poachers and their fates after being
trapped caught our attention the most. It was extremely saddening to see such
things happening as these animals have not done anything to harm the human
population, yet they are being exploited for their body parts. It has also
angered many of us to know that animal poachers are doing such things even to
endangered animals. If steps are not taken to significantly reduce animal
poaching, there is no doubt that in future many of the endangered animals would
be extinct. Apparently, the marine life is facing similar problems. Yet there
are still many who choose to consume large amounts of seafood comprising of
endangered species like sharks, which are usually only wanted for their fins.
There was also a segment of the presentation used to raise awareness on Earth
Hour, an event conducted almost worldwide annually, and we were informed of what
we can do, on our part, to help Mother Earth, such as reusing paper or
effectively utilising paper by using both sides of it. All in all, we have
understood the importance of keeping our environment sustainable and will try
our best to make it so.
- The Presentation Team
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