Service project

Aja and I went with a group of jr-youth on a service project to help preserve a mangrove forest. Sure it might not seem as exciting as rescuing turtles or lions, however, in Asia the mango is held in high esteem and is considered to be the 'king of fruits' so protecting them is still pretty cool. Not only that, you don't feel too bad about eating one when your finished working with them, unlike turtles and lions . It is actually quite an exciting service project as you first have to distract a group of monkeys by throwing them food. Once the monkeys are distracted you leap out of the boat into waist deep mud, crawl around with a bin of mangrove trees and plant them by jamming them deep into the mud while trying not to get so stuck you have to be rescued.

This post has been edited because apparently it is mangrove forest not a mango forest... dr Thom has made me correct this... Mangrove forests are teeming with life. Shorebirds, crab-eating monkeys, and fishing cats all make the mangrove home. Mangroves provide a safe haven and a nursery for a variety of fish, birds, crustaceans, and shellfish... and Mangroves protect coastal areas from erosion, storm surge (especially during hurricanes), and tsunamis.

The term "mangrove" may be used for several variety of trees, specifically plants related to the genus Rhizophora. And if you think being from the genus Rihizophora is bad as you see I am related to the genus Thomas.