After a week, we went to the Zoo Negara again to continue our
volunteering work. This time, I was in a group with Chiau Yen, Zhi Lun,
Catherine and Jiah Yee. We were in- charge of the reptile area. Again, we were asked to clean up the
surroundings of the reptile area and also to feed the tortoises.
The tortoises
are already 100 years old, they are way older than me!
We were also
given the opportunities to bathe the tortoises by using water and moist their
shells with cooking oil.
When we were on our way to send the old and empty aquariums to the
aquaria, the zookeepers told us that the reptile area will undergo renovation
and the reptiles have to be moved to other places to keep them safe. I realized
that it is important for us human to protect the animals and to conserve their
living places. We are the one who exploited their living places, and that is
why it is our responsibilities to make sure that the animals are being
protected.
Besides that, as many might wonder, how becoming a zoo volunteer could
contribute to the society? I must say, animals are also part of the living
members on the earth and they are also part of the society, that is why they
have their rights to receive a better life for themselves. It is our
responsibilities to take care of the society and to interact with each member
of the earth’s society. By becoming the zoo volunteers, we would know the
correct way to protect the animals from being hunted and extinction.
Moreover, we managed to have some interactions with the zookeepers and
the tourists who visited the zoo. The zookeepers had provided us with a lot of
valuable knowledge and information regarding the animals that we would not know
if we were not the volunteers and being so close to the animals. For example,
the zookeepers taught us how to differentiate the gender of the tortoises by
checking on their underneath shells. And also the reason of putting a layer of
oil on the tortoise’s shell, which is to prevent the shell from becoming dry
and be infected by diseases. There are also tourists who approached us to get
more information on the zoo and animals when they realized that we are the
volunteers. I felt very happy that I could share the knowledge I received from
the zookeepers with the tourists even though I did not directly involved in the
education and public speaking activities. By doing so, I believe that we could
promote the importance and awareness to protect the animals to the society,
especially the younger generation to encourage them to put more effort on
loving the animals and protecting them.
All in all, I’m glad that we have been given this opportunity to
contribute something to the society and gained awesome and unforgettable
experiences from our volunteering activities.
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