Attempt to smuggle 5,000 red-eared turtles from Malaysia foiled at India airport
NEW DELHI, Dec 6 — An attempt to smuggle more than 5,000 red-eared slider turtles from Malaysia was foiled by Indian Customs officials at Chennai...
EAIC chief calls for stricter airport security to curb wildlife trafficking
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 1 — Authorities must strengthen the enforcement of wildlife protection laws and tighten inspection and monitoring procedures, to prevent the smuggling of endangered...
Section 7 lake now sans crocodile — Selangor Perhilitan
SHAH ALAM, Sept 10 — Selangor Wildlife Protection and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) has confirmed the Section 7 lake here is safe and no other...
Orangutan programme says donations eligible for tax relief
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — Donations to a Malaysian orangutan conservation programme will be eligible for tax relief, including funds that come from palm oil...
Nearly 30 pythons caught in drain near Shah Alam eatery
SHAH ALAM, Aug 8 — Twenty-eight baby pythons and their mother were caught in a drain near a restaurant in Seksyen 20 here last night....
Bornean elephants endangered due to human activity, wildlife experts say
GENEVA, June 28 — Agriculture, mining, logging and other human activities on Borneo have caused elephants living on the Southeast Asian island to become endangered,...
Fisheries Dept replanting seagrass meadows in Mersing islands
ISKANDAR PUTERI, June 6 — The Department of Fisheries (DOF) is replanting seagrass to conserve the plant in Pulau Tinggi and Pulau Sibu, Mersing, which...
Digital use, innovation to be enhanced for wildlife conservation — Nik Nazmi
PUTRAJAYA, March 3 — The importance of digital innovation and initiatives to encourage its usage will continue to be strengthened in protecting and conserving the precious...
Cops conduct nine raids, seize RM22 mln in first week of 2024
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — The Wildlife Crime Bureau (WCB) and the Special Investigation Intelligence (PSK) detained 15 individuals and seized various items valued at...
Widlife Dept confirms Indonesian rubber tapper killed by tiger
GUA MUSANG, 30 Nov — The Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) has confirmed the species of wild animal that attacked an Indonesian rubber plantation...
Long-lost mammal rediscovered in remote Indonesia mountains
LONDON, Nov 10 — Scientists have rediscovered a long-lost species of mammal described as having the spines of a hedgehog, the snout of an anteater...
Wildlife conservation efforts must be strengthened — King
TEMERLOH, July 29 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today called for wildlife conservation efforts to be strengthened, to prevent...