LOST WORLD OF TAMBUN FIRST MAN-MADE MARMOSET ISLAND

 FIRST MAN-MADE MARMOSET ISLAND BY RECYCLED ITEMS

IPOH: The state will now have its first man-made Marmoset Island held at Lost World of Tambun (LWOT), here.

It is believed to be the first man-made Marmoset Island in the world on wetland.

The event was organised by LWOT, in collaboration with the Sunway University.

THE MAN-MADE MARMOSET ISLAND

The island is created by using 100% recycled items such as styrofoam pieces, plastic bottles and any plastic items that can float.

It took eight workers to create the 80-square-metre island, in a period of three months, taking into account of construction work and experiment of the project.

The entire island is made-up of 5,000 kilogram of waste, costing a sum of RM90,000, to complete the task.

FROM LEFT - S. RAMESH, TRICIA HO AND NURUL NUZAIRI SHOWCASING THE MODEL OF THE MAN-MADE MARMOSET ISLAND 

LWOT general manager Nurul Nuzairi Mohd Azahari said that the launching of the Marmoset Island was in conjunction of Earth Hour which falls on March 30.

“In taking part in the Earth Hour, we want to show our support for climate change and also aligning our practices with the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and to educate the people on the importance of reducing waste in this planet.

“For a start, we have only four female marmosets living in this island, and we hope to exchange for one male marmoset from Taiping Zoo, Malacca Zoo or Zoo Negara, in the future for breeding purposes,” he said.

Also present were Sunway Theme Park assistant general manager S. Ramesh and the Sunway Youth for Sustainable Development president Tricia Ho.

Background of marmoset – originally they lived in southwest Brazil in coastal regions. Live in a variety of forest types either tropical and subtropical forest.

Black-eared marmoset highly social and live in groups, spending most of day foraging and grooming. They feed on fruit, seeds, flowers, insects and spiders.

LAUNCHING OF THE MARMOSET ISLAND - SHOWCASING THE TINY MARMOSET ENTERING THE ISLAND VIA A TREE TRUNK