Saturday, August 23, 2008

Sabah Rhin0

It was an exciting weekend for me as I got a glimpse of the elusive Sumatran Rhino, the last time I see this species alive was 20years ago at Sepilok. The fact that there are only 30 of them left in the wild, spotting one is harder than winning a lottery.

I didn’t go into the jungle to have look but I was invited by The Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD), who rescued a Sumatran Rhinoceros found wandering at an oil palm plantation in Sandakan.

It took them 2weeks to find and rescue that Rhino, we are talking about hundred thousand acres of oil palm plantation. I’m no rhino expert but the Rhino doesn’t look healthy to me, or maybe it’s not use to human present.

This is the first time I see government officers so dedicated in their works, I am proud of them. I think those who work as forest rangers really love Mother Nature because working in this hot and humid rain forest with uneven terrain is no easy job.

Well done my friends!

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