UEM Edgenta sponsors Zoo Negara, partners with Taman Tugu for environmental efforts

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 -- UEM Edgenta Berhad has renewed its sponsorship with Zoo Negara for the second year by contributing RM20,000 to further strengthen its commitment towards the environmental efforts.

In a statement today, the company said the amount would provide and sustain the giraffe pair ‘Mas Boy’ and ‘Mas Kira’ for another 12 months, contributing to their annual welfare, provision of food supply and veterinary care.

“Under the good care of Zoo Negara, our adopted giraffes are healthy, happy and active. We are also contributing visitor benches placed around Zoo Negara to support the landscape whilst offering rest areas to the visitors as they enjoy their trip here,” said UEM Edgenta managing director and chief executive officer Syahrunizam Samsudin at a handover ceremony held in Zoo Negara here today.

Meanwhile, Malaysian Zoological Society Deputy President, Rosly@Rahmat Ahmat Lana said the continuous support from UEM Edgenta would greatly benefit the adopted giraffes’ well-being, especially during these trying times.

“We welcome more contributions from corporations and the public to continue sustaining our Zoo and we look forward to having more visitors enjoy their time here with over 3,749 specimens from 254 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates and fishes to be seen,” he said. 

Apart from that, UEM Edgenta has also partnered up with Taman Tugu by adopting the park’s Mersawa Paya tree, to promote the preservation of biodiversity.

This particular tree has been identified within the vulnerable category under the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, a governing body for protected sites, and classified in the Malaysia Plant Red List of #Endangered in 2010.

The species is mostly found in protected areas and threatened by continuous logging and fire activities for its natural timber resources.

-- BERNAMA