When it comes to saving wildlife, not many youngsters are interested enough to spend money, time and energy to be part of it.
Eleven-year-old Ahmad Iszuddin Ahmad Idzham is unlike most children his age.
He is committed to saving sea leatherback turtles after his science teacher showed him and his classmates a video of the endangered species.
He was told that they could be extinct worldwide in a number of years if little is done to protect them.
"I cried twice watching the video and all I want to do now is help save them," he said.
Iszuddin, who learned cooking from his mother, bakes bread and cookies for sale to people at selected functions. Some buyers call him direct.
So far, the Year Five pupil has earned more than RM200 from the sale of his bread and cookies.
He plans to donate the money to the Turtle Conservation Society in Terengganu and help save the sea creatures.
The youngest of five siblings has the support of his mother, Nor Azlina Ishak, who visited the World Wildlife Fund to find more about the sea leatherback turtles.
"I was told that the leatherback turtles do not land in Peninsular Malaysia anymore. Once in a blue moon, they might land in Sabah," said Nor Azlina.
Rantau Abang used to have the largest turtle nesting population in the world, numbering 10,000 a year. The sharp decline in population was due to egg consumption by humans and environmental degradation.
According to WWF, the leatherback turtle last landed in Terengganu in 1993.
It said the leatherback turtle has been around for more than a hundred million years, but is now facing extinction.
In 1980, some 110,000 leatherback turtles were recorded. But in the last 30 years, the number dwindled to less than 2,000 adult female leatherbacks, making them the world's most endangered turtle species.
Nor Azlina, who is a certified motivational speaker, said that her businessman husband also supported their son in his passion.
"We will support our son whatever his interest as we do not want to miss any part of his life," she said.
Iszuddin promotes his cookies and bread as well as shares his message to save the turtles via his Instagram iszuddin_.
"To everyone out there, let's work together and save these endangered species," he said.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Sun Mar 26 2017
Iszuddin with the biscuit that he sells to collect fund for the sea leatherback turtles. He had managed collect more than RM200 to be donated. - BERNAMA pic
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