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FUN FACTS ABOUT ANIMALS

Animals exist in this world have their own functions. Some benefits human as food, some acted as teacher that shows us how to live and survive, and surely at the end of everything, all of them exist to balance the world ecosystem. Other than those, here are some fun facts about animals adaptation to nature  that I collected through my watch to Animal Planet Channel. 1. Baby Elephant eat mother's poop! That sounds gross at the first heard, in fact, eating poop is crucial for the survival and well being of many young animals such as hippos, warthogs, rhinos, and elephants. Elephants are hind gut fermenters. Meaning that once the food has passed through the stomachs, and into small intestines, it then enters the large intestine for the digestion process where bacteria causes fermentation helps to break down the food. However, baby elephants are not naturally born with that necessary bacteria in their gut. The best mechanism to adapt that situation (which is allow them to ob...

Sustainable Practice Resort

BATU-BATU RESORT, Tengah Island, Malaysia is  An unspoiled island retreat with an ecological ethos and conviction that tourism can and should support biodiversity and local communities - Batu-Batu Resort website. Batu Batu, set in the protected Johor Marine Park is an unspoiled island retreat where a deep respect for nature is at the core of everything they do. They strongly believe that private sector tourism can act as a catalyst for positive change through the preservation and regeneration of the rich but fragile biodiversity around their amazing island and beyond. As evidence of Batu Batu’s conviction that tourism can have positive impacts on the local environment and community, Batu Batu founded and provides core funding for Tengah Island Conservation (TIC), a biodiversity management initiative dedicated to the research, rehabilitation and regeneration of the surrounding natural environment. “Human effort, awareness and dedication are to be in tandem ...

What is TRASH HERO?

26 Volunteers from 17 chapters in Malaysia, get training and share knowledge with each other for 3 days in Mersing, Johor, Malaysia. The family meetings have become key engagements in Trash Hero organisation’s calendar: as a diverse and dispersed network, they provide the leaders with the vital time and space for immersive, face to face communication that helps to equip and motivate volunteers for the coming months. As the meeting is primarily for the chapter leaders, which obviously I am not, I only spend the time with them during the beach clean-up at Air Papan Beach on the third day.  Trash Hero Perlis leader, Rosnani Nazri (in pink hat). From frontline: Trash Hero Perlis, Trash Hero Mersing, Trash Hero Putrajaya. Acting tourists. Harvest time. Trash Hero Borneo team. From the air. Trash Hero Langkawi leader, Ulrika Player. Trash Hero UK, Seema, and Trash Hero Johor Bahru, Mohan Ponan. Trash Hero Batu Buruk, Yus Berlin....

World Mental Health Awareness

Although the general perception of mental illness has improved over the years, studies show that stigma against mental illness is still high-powered, massively due to lack of education and media stereotypes, and that people tend to attach negative stigmas to mental health conditions at a far higher rate than to other diseases and disabilities, such as heart disease, diabetes or cancer. Stigma affects not only the number seeking treatment, but also the number of resources available for proper treatment. Stigma and misinformation can feel like overwhelming obstacles for someone who is struggling with a mental health condition. Here a few influential things you can do to help: Showing individuals respect and acceptance Advocating within our circles of influence Learning more about mental health A mental illness is a  physical illness of the brain  that causes disturbances in behavior, energy, thinking, or emotion that make it difficult to cope with the ordinary dem...

Plastic Free Ocean Campaign

Official banner from Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment, and Climate Change (MESTECC). The 'Plastic Free Ocean' program in conjunction with the National Environment Day and World Clean-up Day, was held for the first time in Tioman Island, Malaysia on September 16 and 17, 2019 and was joined by YB Mrs Isnaraissah Munirah Majlis, Deputy Minister of MESTECC. The program was a collaboration between MESTECC, Pahang State Marine and Resource Management Branch, Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA), Alam Flora, Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT), Head of Village & Tekek villagers and does not forget NGOs in particular Trash Hero Malaysia and Reef Check Malaysia.  Plastic Free Ocean was aimed at creating awareness and strengthening partnerships in addressing the marine litter issue. In general, pollution caused by coastal areas is damaging to coastal ecosystems and also has an impact on the economy, and plastic is a common waste. We may be...

Gunung Lambak, An Iconic Landmark of Kluang

Kluang or Flying foxes in English, is located in the center of Johor, Malaysia. This is the only district in Johor that is not at least partially surrounded by sea. Why is it called Kluang?  Older people in Kluang agree that it came from the name of a mammal that flew in the night in search of fruit, the Malayan Flying Fox. This animal considered to be the largest bat in the world. There is also the story of an animal that attacked a fruit farm and had to be called a shaman to drive them away. However, this story cannot be verified by people here. Obviously a village called Kampung Kluang existed before 1910 near this town. The presence of these large bats may have been due to deforestation in central Johor for the purpose of constructing railways and settlements in Kluang. Kluang at the center of the map. Its geographical factor also be the reason of the abundance of flying foxes in Kluang. Gunung Lambak (Mount Lambak) is one of the favourite habitat ...