Past Projects 2006

ZooRiffic 3!!! Dec

Project Name	ZooRiffic 3 !!! Save Our Tigers, Give Them a Future
Date:	2 Dec 06 - 8am till 5pm
Venue:	Zoo Negara, Hulu Kelang
Project Leaders:	Paul Henry & Joyce
Project Partner:	Malaysian Zoological Society (Education Department) MYCAT (Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers) MNS (Malaysian Nature Society) Precious Children Home, PJ
Brief:	Zooriffic derives from a combination of two different words (zoo + the suffix of ‘terrific’) Why “Save Our Tigers?” because this event is held in collaboration with MYCAT, an NGO that focuses in tiger conservation. Unlike the previous two zooriffics, among the highlights of Zooriffic 3 were ; coloring contest for kids, a day’s trip for orphans in the zoo, talks conducted by MYCAT and MNS, photography session by magazine journalists, a birthday cake cutting session for orphans. It is an environmental and community project which deals with nature, wildlife in the zoo, as well as conservation awareness. The purpose: to encourage youth in appreciating nature and their surrounding in a fun and enjoyable way. Not only will they learn about conservation through the talks given, they too will understand that animals need people through our “animal specialist”! No wonder Noah was told to save those animals from the great flood. Imagine the earth without such creatures, won’t it look something like Mars- a boring place… Sponsored Items: 1. Andante Training Resources - Birthday Cake - Prizes for Kid’s coloring contest - Button Badges, Souvenirs, zoo entrance fee 2. Jubilee Discovery Centre - Goodie bag - Goodie bag items 3. Roskopf Patent International & Vitacare - Goodie bag item 4. Anonymous (refer to Kumar) - Banner 5. 2nd hand color pencils and stationary items donated by various individual 6. Zoo entrance fee for RIKL & MYCAT observers and organizers- compliments by zoo We would like to thank the kind participation of Zoo Negara Director – Dr. Mohamad Bin Ngah Dr. Kae Kawanishi – MYCAT research biologist Zoo Negara Senior Veterinary – Dr. Vellayan Ms Loretta Ann Soosayraj - MYCAT and Ms Kanita Krishnasamy - MNS