ST Reflection 2009 – Secondary 2NA/E
Term 1, Week 10 (9th March 09)


Man and beast face off in Sumatra (World Page A8)

Q1) What is illegal logging?
Q2) What can you do to stop the Sumatran tiger from extinction?

Answers:
Q1)Illegal logging consists of harvesting, purchases, transportation of animals and purchase sale of timber by violating the law of the nation. The procedure of harvesting itself maybe illegal, including corrupted means of gaining access, extraction without permission into and from protected areas like jungles and forest, for the cutting of protected species and the extraction of of timber in access of agreed limits.

Q2)Frankly speaking, I can't really do any thing to help this poor animals from being extinct,at my age. But, I will, when I grow older. I would try to volunteer, in a way, maybe setting up a booth, to give out flyers giving a message to people to stop purchasing things that are originated from protected animals and animals that are becoming extinct. I hope this poachers would have conscience, to at least give this protected animals a chance to survive, perhaps they could hunt for other animals in a legal way, maybe hunting for animals that are legally accepted by the nation and their government. I would also try to raise fund to help protect this animals. Although rangers have tried their best, I hope would do their job even better, though not a critisism, but an encouragement to them for better petrols.