Oswald (fifth left) presenting an adoption certificate of Digital Guro to Kim, witnessed by Chan (fourth left) and others.
Chan (sixth left) and Kim (seventh left) posing for a group photo with Sarawak Forestry staff and councillors from both councils at the wildlife centre.
KUCHING: The Guro City Council from South Korea yesterday returned to Semenggoh Wildlife Centre to renew their adoption of a baby orang utan which they named Digital Guro.
They donated three million won to adopt Digital Guro for another year, making it the third consecutive year.
The adoption donation was received by Sarawak Forestry Protected Areas, Biodiversity and Conservation deputy general manager Oswald Braken Tisen, witnessed by Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk James Chan.
“The renewal of the adoption shows that Guro really cares about our friendship. I suggest to Sarawak Forestry to provide a good photo of Digital Guro to them so that they can print it on T-Shirts to show that they are part and parcel of us and we, them, as we are family,” said Chan.
Meanwhile, Guro City Council’s first female chairlady Kim Myeongjo said the reason for the adoption was to prevent orang utans from getting extinct, support Chan’s environmental efforts and continue the friendly, good relations with Kuching.
“We named it Digital Guro as digital is Guro’s symbol and so that the orang utan become smart and IT expert like Guro,” said Kim.
At the event, the delegation was given an update on Digital Guro’s progress by Oswald.