Small Cetaceans in Pakistan

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Feelings--By Yee

Actually this is my first time to join conservation work outside Hong Kong.

It is a really wonderful experience for me. Looking at the conservation work in other countries can help me to think more about the conservation work that we are doing in Hong Kong. I also feel grateful that we have equipment and resources we need in our field work, we are so lucky, Though sometimes we still have not enough resources, compare that with Pakistan, we had much more already.

One thing that is very important is that no matter how tough the field work, is, how little resources and equipment they have got, my friends in Pakistan still work very hard and try their best to do everything that they can do to conserve the nature. I think this is a very important point. With their hard work, people start to have more concern on the nature and lovely organisms.
Can I also work so hard like them under such situation?

Karachi, a quickly developed city, can the wildlife there still be protected under the development?
I believe conservation work and development are not opposing each other. With well planning both development and conservation work can be done very well at the same time. This is a win-win situation that everyone wants to see.

In the trip I also realize that doing conservation is more than just doing scientific research in field, co-operation with the public and other parties is extremely important, as we are not the only one to live in the place. Conservation work is also more than just stopping people to use all the resources, which is almost impossible. Co-operation, letting the others know the importance of conservation work can help to maintain the balance of the nature and people.

With my friends’ hard work I believe that I can still see the lovely cetaceans swimming happily when I go back to Pakistan next time.

Besides learning the techniques for scientific work, I learn something more important for the scientific work. The serious attitude towards scientific work, keeping things in order so that work can be done easier, keeping working professionally under all kinds of situations, show your leadership in the team so that that the whole team can work efficiently… It is impossible to learn these things from just reading the books…
Really thanks for OPCF and my department for giving this vulnerable chance to learn, to try, to experience.

2 Comments:

  • so grad to read you blog.i am a freshman in the field of dolphin protection. now i am facing a problem about dolphin body check. i have no experience before.so could you send me a list of what kind of test do you do and what equiment are required in the test?thank you for you kindness.my e-mail address is menjilam@hotmail.com. thanks again

    By Blogger 林蚂蚁, At July 31, 2007 7:50 PM  

  • A very nice article about pakistan. i feel very happy to read your comments..

    Waqas hunan china.

    By Blogger vickey, At April 18, 2009 12:43 AM  

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