Six fined RM12,000 for wildlife offences
SIBU: Six Indonesian men were fined a total of RM12,000 for the possession of protected wildlife and wild birds, including a crocodile and White-rumped Shama also locally known as “Burung Murai Batu”. Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC), in a statement yesterday (July 28), said the six accused pleaded guilty to the charges before the court and […]
It’s an offence to kill crocodiles
KUCHING: Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) reminded the public that crocodiles are protected species and that killing them has consequences. Its chief executive officer Zolkipli Mohamad Aton expressed his disappointment on the lack of consciousness by the public on the recent news of an 800kg crocodile found inside a drain behind a school in Limbang on […]
Sun bear, green iguana surrendered to SFC
KUCHING: A two-week old male sun bear and a green iguana, both identified as protected species, were surrendered to the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) in Miri by two concerned citizens on Tuesday. The sun bear was surrendered by a man from Long Liwok, Sg Layun Ulu Baram. Before that, he approached Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis […]
Giant reef manta ray’s death causes uproar
MIRI: Future Ocean Borneo founder Iqbal Abdollah has expressed his frustration after a group of fishermen decided to sell a giant reef manta ray—a protected species—instead of reporting their discovery to the relevant authorities. According to sources, the 800kg reef manta ray was believed to have been found yesterday by a group of fishermen from […]
Protected birds land man in hot soup
LUNDU: A 56-year-old man was detained when 21 protected birds were found in his possession at a house in Kampung Sebat, Sematan. The seizure was made following a raid during the ‘Ops Bersepadu Khazanah’ by the General Operations Force (GOF) together with the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) at 3.30pm on Wednesday. GOF 11th Battalion commanding […]
Bird, turtles rescued
KUCHING: About 50 species of birds and 16 turtles were rescued from a home on Jalan Krokong, Lorong Taiton 9 in Bau. All of these are protected species under the Sarawak Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1998. Sarawak Brigade General Operation Force (GOF) Datuk Khaw Kok Chin said all the animals were found during Ops Bersepadu Khazanah […]
Community awareness essential
Protecting our wildlife KUCHING: The community has to be aware of the do and don’ts when dealing with protected animal species. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Sarawak chairperson Cynthia Chin noted that the 10-metre python captured in Lingga recently falls under the protected animal species. It was reported in the local media yesterday that […]
Bid to smuggle out exotic birds thwarted
KUCHING: Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) 11th Battalion thwarted an attempt to smuggle out 1,060 protected ‘Pelimang’ and ‘Murai Batu’ bird species with an estimated value of RM855,000. “The raid conducted around 1pm by a team of 11 members of the 11th Battalion, four from Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) and four from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption […]
