SHAH ALAM: A total of 36.8 million trees have been planted nationwide under the 100 Million Tree-Planting Campaign, says Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan.
SHAH ALAM, July 17 A total of 36.8 million trees have been planted nationwide so far through the 100 Million Tree-Planting Campaign, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister.
A bird’s eye view of Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park, which is covered by green netting. Photos: FAIHAN GHANI, SAMUEL ONG and YAP CHEE HONG/The Star
IF KUALA Lumpur does not take immediate measures to conserve its butterfly population, it will most likely end up like Singapore which “lost” almost half of its butterflies.
“We will go down the same road if we do not take good mitigation measures (to conserve), ” said Associate Prof Dr Norela Sulaiman from the Biological and Biotechnology Department of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
The entomologist said Malaysia’s butterfly population was declining and if conservation efforts were not done soon, it would lose more species.