Non-native hunters cause of wild boar drastic decline
KUCHING: Who is to be blamed for the reduced wild boar population in the state? Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing said today there was no definite data from Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) showing that hunting by native communities had resulted in the drastic decline of wild boar population. “I believe non-natives are […]
Sepilok Centre ensures survival of orangutans
By Nur Adika Bujang (Second of two articles on the endangered orangutans of Sabah) SANDAKAN: The Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre leaves no stone unturned in its efforts to ensure that the orangutans there are well fed and healthy during the ongoing Movement Control Order (MCO) period. The team of caretakers, reduced by half the number […]
Roadkills threaten tapir population in Johor
By Lucia Terey John JOHOR BAHRU: It does not come as a surprise when one hears of wildlife getting killed because of human encroachment into their jungle habitat through unplanned development as well as poaching. But their being threatened by roadkill is something too much to bear. Saddening but that is the reality. The Malayan […]
