UNAIR NEWS 鈥聽Student association of Veterinary Medicine Program FKH PDD UNAIR in Banyuwangi held an event, Handling and Sexing Reptiles, on Saturday, March 5. It was attended by dozens of Banyuwangi youngsters and invited reptile lovers鈥 community, 鈥淏anyuwangi Reptile Community鈥.
The event was held to educate reptile lovers on handling and sexing reptiles as well as educate people not to fear reptiles.
鈥滲esides loving reptiles, we would like to remove the stigma which consider them dangerous, it is not true, in fact they can be useful for people,鈥 said Rudi, the head of Banyuwangi Reptile Community.
Ecosystem鈥檚 balance is greatly influenced by reptiles. They had important roles in people鈥檚 life. Not only to control the population of smaller animals, but also to be source of food, pets and play roles in Arts and Culture for thousand s of years.
鈥淧eople and students are expected to know more about conserved animals especially reptiles, so they can contribute in preserving animals鈥 biodiversity. Reptiles have had their important roles in the ecosystems for thousands of years, and nowadays they are vulnerable to human exploitation,鈥 said 聽Drh. Thohawi Elziyad, the speaker in the event. (*)
Author: Ahmad Zakky Multazam
Editor : Bambang Bes
