Kids treated to Zoo Tour at Conservation Center
BACOLOD CITY — More than 150 kids and parents took part in the storytelling and zoo tour at the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation, Inc. (NFEFI), Biodiversity Conservation Center (BCC) open house in observance of the Negros Occ. Wildlife Month.
According to NFEFI Curator –Veterinarian Joanne Mae Justo, the open house and story telling day is meant to educate the children on the richness of Negros Occ. biodiversity.
She said the youngsters were given the opportunity to appreciate and see various endemic and rare species kept in the center after a story telling session.
Teaching kids to value the wildlife develops a positive character within them and in the process, they influence their parents on their views regarding the environment and the wildlife, she said.
Environmentalists lament the fact that Filipino kids know more about lions, giraffes and tigers when these animals are not found in the country rather than local fauna like maral (wildcats), Philippine spotted dear and the bleeding heart pigeons which are only found in Philippines.
Meanwhile, prime movers of the wildlife month announce a mangrove tree planting tomorrow, November 21 at Brgy. Punta Tay-Tay from 7:00 am-11:30am. On November 22 and 23 there will be a two-day “Bat Encounter” in Mambucal Resort as well lecture and mist netting activities. (PIA-LOL)
