Strayed pangolin back in its natural habitat
MIRI: A pangolin has two civicminded residents to thank for its safe return to its natural habitat here. A woman handed over the anteater to the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) Miri Region office. The custodian of national parks and wildlife said the pangolin was in good and safe condition when it was handed over by […]
Protected wildlife returned to habitat
KUCHING: A Buffy Fish owl was safely handed over to the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) Miri region office on Tuesday (June 7). The corporation, in a statement, said a member of the public found the yellow eyed creature by a roadside at Tanjung Berlipat Niah village. “The owl is in good condition and without any […]
Citizen surrenders mother, baby pangolins to SFC
BINTULU: A 10kg pangolin and its baby were handed over to the Sarawak Forestry Corporate (SFC) Bintulu Regional Office on Tuesday by an individual. In its Facebook posting, the corporation stated a person purchased the mother pangolin and its baby from a foreigner out of pity, recalling the pangolins’ fate if they were still with […]
Rescued pangolin and baby handed over to SFC
BINTULU: A civic-minded individual handed over a six-kilogram pangolin together with its pangopup (a pangolin baby) to the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) Bintulu Regional Office representative yesterday. The pangolin and its baby were rescued by the individual when he sighted them on his way to work near Batu 4 Road, Bintulu-Miri. “Our Enforcement and Protection […]
Saved – pangolin weighing 13kg
MIRI: A 13kg pangolin was surrendered by a man from Kampung Piasau Jaya to the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) office here on Wednesday. According to SFC, the protected species which was found by Jong Ching Hua recently would be released back into its habitat. Members of the public who have information on protected wildlife can […]
Pangolin to be listed as totally protected wildlife
KUCHING: The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) is currently in the process of listing the endangered pangolin species under the ‘Totally Protected Wildlife’ category in the Sarawak Wildlife Protection Ordinance. “It is in the process now as we are amending the Wildlife Ordinance 1998. “We will include pangolin as totally protected species in the amendment to […]
Indonesian fined RM50.8 million, jailed for possessing pangolin scales
MIRI: A 32 year-old Indonesian man was sentenced to one year imprisonment and fined RM50,850,000 in default six months jail for possessing 5,058 pangolin scales. Sessions Court Judge Mohd Taufik Mohd @ Mohd Yusoff meted out the sentence after the accused Agus Tallasi pleaded guilty to the charge. He was charged under Section 29(2) of […]
Stopping the pangolin scale trade
WWF lauds SFS’ efforts to save scaly-skinned mammals from extinction BY JACINTHA JOLENE KUCHING: Sarawak’s seriousness in tackling the illegal pangolin scale trade has caught the attention of the World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia). The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) has come in for praise for its efficient enforcement against and the courts for […]
Good Samaritan rescues pangolin
SIBU: A pangolin spotted at the Sibu-Bintulu flyover was rescued by a concerned citizen on Monday (July 5) A spokesman from the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) said the man acted quickly and rescued the animal by bringing it back to his home. “The kind-hearted man brought the pangolin back to his house before alerting SFC […]
Woman’s action saves pangolin’s life
BINTULU: A wild pangolin that was captured and put up for sale was given a second chance for freedom after it was rescued by a good Samaritan who bought it from an illegal wildlife trader. Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) said the pangolin was later surrendered to the corporation to be released into the wild. Upon […]
