Man meets false gharial on way to work
BETONG: An employee of Ladang Lingga near Tanjung Assam was surprised by a crocodile as he was about to start the night shift. The plantation’s auxiliary police officer, Mohd Hadri Noor Kamal, was walking to his work place when he came across the reptile. Betong District Civil Defence (APM) officer Desem Samuel said Hadri contacted […]
Women fined for possessing turtle eggs
KUCHING: The Sessions Court here on Thursday fined two local women RM5,000 each after they pleaded guilty to possessing 240 turtle eggs. According to the case facts, Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) enforcement team arrested the duo aged 37 and 48 years, in front of SK Gersik in Petra Jaya on June 3 this year. They […]
Stop encroaching our national parks!
BY WWF MALAYSIA National parks are large areas of public land set aside for native plants, animals and the places in which they live. National parks protect the best of our natural heritage: stunning landscapes, extraordinary wildlife and majestic forests. They attract millions of visitors annually, and help to protect unique wildlife by acting as […]
Killer crocodile captured in Batang Ulu Belawai
TANJUNG MANIS: A 4.7-metre long saltwater crocodile, believed to have killed 14-year-old Ricky Ganya last Sunday (July 26), was captured on day six of a search and rescue (SAR) operation today (Friday, July 31). State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) assistant director (operations) PgKB I Tiong Ling Hii said that the search operation commenced at […]
10 held for encroaching national park
KUCHING: Ten individuals were detained for encroaching into Maludam National Park between July 24 and 28. They were arrested during a joint patrol “Operasi Bersepadu Khazanah” conducte by the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). On July 25, around 10am, the team arrested eight suspects red-handed with seven chainsaws and 347 […]
APM rescues trapped macaque
MIRI: A long-tailed macaque has been rescued by the Civil Defence Force (APM) Miri after being trapped in a sauna and it was surrendered to Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) on Wednesday. SFC chief executive officer Zolkipli Mohamad Aton, who is also the Controller of Wildlife, said that long-tailed macaque habitats had been fragmented by human […]
1,200 more reef balls for Muara Tebas-Sebuyau waters
KUCHING: The marine conservation effort in Sarawak is further intensified with the deployment of 1,200 more artificial reef balls at Muara Tebas-Sebuyau coastal waters near here. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said as part of the Sarawak Reef Ball Project (SRBP) for marine conservation and protection which started in 2018, the Sarawak […]
RM70 mln for reef balls in marine conservation initiative
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has allocated RM70 million to the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) for implementing the Sarawak Reef Ball Project (SRBP) as part of its marine conservation initiatives, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. He said the project, which started in 2018, aims to deploy 17,200 reef balls along the coastline […]
Couple arrested, 53 birds rescued
BAU: The General Operations Force (GOF) arrested a couple and rescued 53 birds of various species from their home at Jalan Bau-Batu Kawa-Selalang on Sunday morning (June 28). Sarawak GOF Brigade commander Mancha Ata said the couple was arrested during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Bersepadu Khazanah’ (OBK) around 10.30am. Acting on information received, a special […]
Plastic waste can kill turtles, crocs
KUCHING: Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) deputy chief executive officer I (Management and Conservation) Oswald Braken Tisen has urged the public to dispose their clear plastic wastes properly. “In Sarawak, when we find dead turtles and conduct a necropsy to check why they died, in past years we have found turtles with their stomachs full of […]
