Turning KK bird sanctuary into model centre for learning and conservation

By Jaswinder Kaur

KOTA KINABALU: EFFORTS are being made to turn the Kota Kinabalu City Bird Sanctuary into a model centre for wetland conservation, research and environmental education.

This is one of the aims of the Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society, a newly formed multi-stakeholder organisation which is now running the sanctuary.

Previously, the Likas Wetland Sanctuary Management Committee, with the WWF-Malaysia as the secretariat, managed the 10-year-old sanctuary.

The Society, in a Press statement, said it also aims to raise awareness and get more members of the public involved in protecting the wetlands.

The sanctuary is located on a 24-hectare site in Likas, just 10 minutes away from the city centre. It is home to more than 83 bird species and eight mangrove species.

Courtesy of New Straits Times