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 […]
Six arrested for possessing swiftlet nests
SIBU: The Sibu Marine Police have arrested four individuals for possessing swiftlet nests worth over RM130,000 in a joint operation with Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) Sibu recently. Acting on public information, a team comprising two from the Marine Police and 10 SFC enforcement personnel raided a house near Blacksmith Road. Region 5 Marine Police commander […]
Be fair to the natives
MIRI: The people here displayed mixed reactions for the call to amend the Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1998. Recently, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing has called for the amendment of the Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1998 to allow natives to sell wildlife parts, especially wild boars, in the open market to […]
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 […]
First coral seizure by GOF, SFC
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) 11th Battalion here seized nearly RM2.5 million worth of coral rocks at a premises in Kampung Pandan, Lundu on Friday. Its commanding officer Supt Rosdi Inai said the seizure was made during a raid jointly conducted with the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) during Ops Bersepadu Khazanah at around 11pm. […]
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 […]
