This story is part of a series of articles featuring past Star Golden Hearts Award winners and the award’s newly introduced categories of causes which include community empowerment, education, environment and wildlife, social welfare, and disaster and crisis relief. Two years ago, if you had taken a stroll along Sungai Kayu Ara near PPR (People’s Housing Project) Lembah Subang in Petaling Jaya, you would have had the delight of meeting a family of five wild otters residing there. Today, thanks to Fuze Ecoteer, a social enterprise focused on conservation founded in 2011, there are 15 wild otters happily frolicking in the river. Fuze Ecoteer, which is also a registered tour operator with conservation and research experience, has been organising volunteer clean-up activities every Wednesday at wildlife-rich Sungai Kayu Ara since Aug 2020 to help reduce the amount of waste. Littering and illegal dumpsites contribute to the waste that pollutes the river, endangering both the … [Read more...] about Malaysian social enterprise banks on people when it comes to conservation work