Junior Wildlife Ranger Outing at Bako National Park , 5th -6th May 2012 commemorating the park's 55th Anniversary Celebration.
Bako National Park Outing was filled with
excitement for the young rangers. The journey begins with a 45 minutes boat
ride from the terminal to the Park Headquarters. For many, this is the first
time that they have experience boat ride. They were then mesmerised by the view
of the iconic ‘Sea stack’ which is a sand stone formation.
It
was adrenaline rush for the rangers as they have to jump out from the boat to
proceed to the Park Headquarters. The experience of getting wet and walking up
to the beach with their bags was indeed a new experience for most of them. As it was a low tide when we arrived at Bako National Park , they saw crabs and their holes, tiny sand balls, sea shells and jellyfish lying on the sandy beach.
After a welcoming briefing by the Park Manager , the Junior Wildlife Rangers checked in to the
hostel. They then proceed to Teluk Assam Beach to learn about the geomorphologic
features or in simple word ‘rock’ with Mr. Oswald Braken Tisen. The rangers
were taught about the sandstone that was made from harden sand deposited for period of time. The
beautiful layers of sandstone at Teluk Assam took million years to develop.
The sandstone has different features due to weathering effect, chemical
reaction and sea waves.
After lunch, the kids went for an
educational trekking to the various types of forest namely beach, mangrove,
cliffs and ‘padang’
on the way to Lintang Trail. Here, the kids were able to look at various flora
and fauna at different vegetation. The kids were required to record and take
pictures about the various animal and plant that they found along the walk.
They also collect some specimen of varieties of leaves, soil and etc. for the
group assignment. After a tiring trekking session, the kids then relax with the
stunning view of sun set at the beach.
In
the evening, the kids were eager to start their group assignment of creating a
poster about what they learned in Bako. In this session, the kids were given
freedom to create their master piece on a manila card using the collected
specimen. The kids worked very hard to create their drawings.
In the next morning, the session
begins with beach walking and aerobic session. The kids were lucky as the wild
boar and proboscis monkey were seen during this session. The kids then join the
famous ‘poco-poco’ exercise.
Next, the rangers help to plant some ‘Rhu Laut’ in
conjunction with Bako 55th anniversary celebration and went for a
short walk at the peat swamp forest at Ulu Assam Trail. Later, the rangers
presented their group assignment in front of friends and facilitators. The
session ended with a prize giving ceremony.
Bako
is filled with a lot of unforgettable trilling experience for the rangers.
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Session @ Bako 5th-6th May 2012
