Stuffs about our Staffs: Nature Specialist

For our very first episode of Stuffs about our Staffs, we would like to introduce 2 of PBF’s Nature Specialist.

Reina

Gan

Meet Reina and Gan. They are the ones who guidethe visitors around the farm, bringing them to an up-close encounter with animals and plants. I’m sure some of you must have met them the last time you came. Let’s just hear what they have to say for themselves, shall we?

1. How long have you been working here?

Gan: 6 months.

Reina: I have been working at PBF for 11 months now.

2. What makes you choose to be a Nature Specialist?

Gan: Interest on insects & reptiles.

Reina: Ever since I was young I have been with butterflies and insects. Observing them in my father’s small garden and I am always fascinated by them. What best way to work than in a field that you grew up with, right?

3. What do you actually do as a Nature Specialist?

Gan: Be a Nature Guide who conduct a nature walk (provide informative facts about the farm’s animal) for visitors.

Reina: As a Nature Specialist we ensure that people who go inside PBF will come out with a smile on their faces and more appreciation with the beauty of nature. We answer questions, all sorts, everything about the environment and of course butterflies

4. What is the one thing you love about your job?

Gan: Have a chance to get close with the animals.

Reina: The one thing I love about my job is that I meet different types of people every time.  They have different views about nature and God’s other creations. Every person has a different thing to share. You can learn a lot as well as share a lot.

5. What are the challenges you face bring in this job?

Gan: To get visitor attention on every single word that you share.

Reina: One of the major challenges is language barrier. Since we get people from different parts of the world it is not easy to explain interesting exhibits that we showcase specially if you can see that the person is really interested in what you have to say but quite don’t know how to reach out to you.

6. What would you advice young people who would like to take up this job?

Gan: Need to have passion & deep interest on those creepy-crawlies.

Reina: To be Nature Specialist is to love nature and people. You have to appreciate every small aspect of Mother Nature, see the beauty in it and help the person beside you see that beauty too. And of course you need to be prepared to be accepted or rejected since, not everyone has that interest to learn.

7. Last question, what you want to see people doing for the environment?

Gan: To get the attention of public on the important of wild life conservation, not only to those big animals (tiger, rhino), but also the care for those small bugs like butterfly.

Reina: It might sound funny or ridiculous to some but I hope to see people walking instead of riding cars or buses specially if the destination is just 1-3kms away. If there are more trees beside the road it will be nice to enjoy a morning walk or a late afternoon walk. Less exhaust from cars, healthy human being and more trees-everybody win.

Come over to Penang Butterfly Farm, and experience a Guided Tour with our Nature Specialists. Nature will amaze you 🙂