Exploring Nature with Orni & Friends

Did you go to ʻExploring Nature with ORNI & Friendsʼ ?

This event was held over two full days from 4th to 5th December 2010 at the Penang Butterfly Farmʼs open car park in Teluk Bahang and it was open to public with free admission.

Our beloved Penang Chief Minister YAB Lim Guan Eng, Penang State EXCO for Tourism Development & Culture YB Danny Law and Managing Director of Penang Global Tourism Sdn Bhd, Miss Ooi was here to officiate our 5 mascots as well as launching of the ecological event entitled as “Bring Back The Endangered Yellow Birdwings” as a community project in Penang.

This event was most meaningful to the locals whom we have provided with countless nature education programmes and also in appreciation of their endless support during the past 24 years. The public including the tourists, families, children, teachers, students from all schools, kindergartens had came to participate in these series of activities.

Here are some photos of what happened those 2 days!

Children enjoy finding and counting the phasmids at our Bug-A-Boo challenge!

Prize Giving to Winners of the 2nd Butterfly & Insect Photographic Competition

YAB Lim Guan Eng releasing butterflies at the Penang Butterfly Farm.

Get Crafty! Art & Craft Session at Penang Butterfly Farm

The "Hold Back Your Fear!" session lets children and the public get close to some reptiles and lizards.

Everyone gets to be photogenic during the special mascot appearance session.

Orni & Friends Are Nature Ambassadors

Through this meaningful event, our mascots play their role as “nature ambassadors” to raise public awareness of our environment and advocate nature-loving in improving our living conditions. These mascots will endeavour to inspire the public, and especially the children to learn and pick-up nature-loving values. In conjunction with Penang Stateʼs objective in creating a greener cleaner Penang city, Penang Butterfly Farm’s mascots will unendingly help the state and the nation to play the role of saving our earth from further deterioration. In the near future, these mascots will make their special appearances during our nature education workshops, public events as well as during our conservation activities.

People just kept pouring in during the whole day at our event! Can you spot Dagon the Water Dragon?

On one morning, some kids were yawning away so we showed them how to dance like a professional. Watch the Cat dance!

Plenty of food for those 2 days!

Bring Back The Endangered Yellow Birdwings

In the past few years, Penang Butterfly Farm has been sending out nature-conservation messages through its nature educational programmes, events, conferences, workshops and exhibitions. This year, Penang Butterfly Farm, being committed to promote awareness of the environment and butterflies in Penang, is embarking on a butterfly conservation and nature awareness project called “Bring Back The Endangered Yellow Birdwings” by planting back its host plant in the viable localities within Penang state, through the collaboration with some local schools which have accepted Penang Butterfly Farmʼs offer to sponsor them mini butterfly gardens. These pilot schools include Penang Free School, SRJK (C) Hun Bin Primary School, and Dalat International School.

Construction of the butterfly aviary at SJK(C) Hun Bin, a primary school in Penang.

Landscaping of the mini butterfly aviary and garden at SJK(C) Hun Bin.

SJK(C) Hun Bin now has a butterfly aviary in order to conserve our Yellow Birdwings!

Bring Back The Endangered Yellow Birdwings! - We also sponsored Dalat International School the same butterfly aviary.

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