The acting GRCS supremo made the remark during a massive tree-planting exercise in the community of Kartong on Saturday that was spearheaded by his institution with partners, such as USAID and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), who rendered financial and technical support.
Other partners who partook in this endeavor side by side with the NGO to propel the project included the Forestry Department, amongst others. Fye’s admonition came amidst a period when thousands of animals are categorised as endangered species facing potential extinction.
Thus, wildlife conservation -- the conservation and protection of animals, plants and their habitats – becomes more crucial than ever.
“We decided to plant cashews here in this forest,” Secretary General Fye said, “because it is not only human beings that love the cashew; animals also need to live.”
He continued: “So if we don’t have food for the animals in the forest, at the end of the day they go to our farms or they can even attack us in our settlements. So it is always good to plant fruit trees that can help animals have food to be alive.
“Even the birds need to survive, and this is why the ecosystem is so crucial in whatever we are doing. We should not say, ‘Okay, in the forest we need only Malinas, and then we need only Mahogany.’ At the end of the day, the animals, the birds that are there, how do they survive?”
