Thursday, September 1, 2011

MD: "Zookeeper"








MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
" Zookeeper ", September 2, 2011

This Friday, ride with Jay Taruc as he embarks on an extraordinary journey to the Manila Zoo, Asia’s oldest zoo. This time, he attempts to live the life of a zookeeper.

There, he meets Mang Pete who, for 30 years, has served as caregiver for Manila Zoo’s residents. Jay discovers that taking care of animals is not an easy task, and that a lot of hard work has to be done before the gates of the City’s premiere zoo could be opened for the public to enjoy.

As he tries to take care of the animals in cage, Jay also takes a look at the status of the animals in the country’s wild. The Philippines is one of the centers of biodiversity in the world. Sadly, several species of fauna are now in danger of being lost forever.

Jay examines if existing laws for the protection of animals in the country have sufficient bite to arrest the alarming decline of wildlife in the Philippines, and to protect the new species being discovered everyday from greed and exploitation for economic gain.

Get to know stories of journey and discovery with Jay Taruc on Motorcycle Diaries, this Friday, 8 p.m., on GMA News TV Channel 11.


MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
" Zookeeper ", Setyembre 2, 2011
Ngayong Biyernes, angkas na sa bagong biyahe ni Jay Taruc sa kanyang kakaibang destinasyon: ang Manila Zoo, ang pinakaunang zoo sa buong Asya. Susubukan naman ngayon ni Jay mamuhay bilang isang zookeeper.
Tutulungan niya si Mang Pete, na mahigit 30 taon nang tagapangalaga ng mga hayop sa Manila zoo. Matutuklasan ni Jay ang hirap ng pag-aalaga ng mga hayop na naging bahagi ng kabataan ng ilang henerasyon na ng mga bata. Dito niya malalaman na sa likod pala ng mga rehas para sa publiko, napakaraming detalye at trabaho ang kailangang gawin.
Kasabay nito, iuulat ni Jay ang estado ng buhay ng mga hayop na matatagpuan sa ating bansa. Sa buong mundo, pinaka-sentro raw ng biodiversity o likas yaman ang Pilipinas. Pero nanghihina na ang marami sa dati'y malusog na populasyon ng ating mga hayop.
May pangil ba ang ating batas na dapat sana ay nangangalaga sa mga hayop mula sa pang-aabuso? Habang nadaragdagan ang mga bagong uri ng hayop na nadidiskubre sa ating bansa, tila dumarami rin ang bilang ng mga kawatan na umaabuso sa ating likas yaman.

Ang mga kuwento sa paglalakbay at kuwento sa pagtuklas ni Jay Taruc sa Motorcycle Diaries ngayong Biyernes , 8PM sa GMA NewsTV Channel 11.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi sir Jay. I pity those animals in manila zoo. last time my family went there we saw the conditions of the animal's holding areas and its very depressing to look at. i hope the government does something about it! more power!

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Jay Taruc said...

Not an easy task to maintain a zoo, that's for sure. If you were to ask the Manila Zoo's Zoological and Botanical department head, Dr. Manalastas, he wanted to completely rebuild the Manila Zoo due to its pre martial law-era facilities and design. Technological advances are now being enjoyed by our neighbors here in Asia---but the oldest existing zoo on this region has been left out.

Anonymous said...

its good to hear there are still people like dr. manalastas who cares for these wonderful animals despite the lack of modern equipments in the zoo. will definitely watch this fridays episode. ride safe sir jay!

Jay Taruc said...

Ride safe on that cruiser bike! See you on the road!