‘Save the sea’ message wins Thais a third snow-sculpture triumph

By The Nation

 

Photo credit - Hokkaidofanclub Facebook page

 

A carved and chiselled sculpture of a pair of a human hand holding turtles has won a three-man Thai team the grand prize at the Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido, Japan – its third straight championship there and ninth award overall.

 

Amnoaysak Srisuk, Kusol Bunkobsongserm and Kitsana Wongtes were victorious over teams from, among other nations, icy Finland, at the annual festival held from Monday to Thursday (February 3-6) at Odori Park in the city of Sapporo.

 

Their “Future in our Hands” sculpture was meant to raise awareness about climate change, with the turtles symbolising precarious nature. 

 

The team sought to send a message to the world to take care of the environment – including not letting plastic litter flow into the sea, where it strangles turtles and clogs the stomachs of other marine animals, leading to their starvation.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30381775

 

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hahahahaha, what a joke, thais are one of the worst offenders and they use this message to the world, they should be pushing it in Thialand before anywhere else

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The team sought to send a message to the world to take care of the environment – including not letting plastic litter flow into the sea, where it strangles turtles and clogs the stomachs of other marine animals, leading to their starvation.

Just send the message back home... clean up your own back-yard before tackling the world!

well here, I believe that in two messages everything has been said; you can close the ban 

20 hours ago, seajae said:

hahahahaha, what a joke, thais are one of the worst offenders and they use this message to the world, they should be pushing it in Thialand before anywhere else

Maybe, but it got the message across, and it won the prize.