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 […]
Proboscis monkey dies from dog bites
KUCHING: A male proboscis monkey died due to severe injuries from dog bites. Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) received a report from a concerned member of the public that a monkey, a totally protected animal, was attacked by a pack of stray dogs at Kem Permai last Thursday. A team later discovered multiple dog bites on […]
Make sun bears ‘totally protected’
KUCHING: The protection status of sun bears in Sarawak should be elevated from ‘protected’ to ‘totally protected’, said Dr Wong Siew Te, chief executive officer and founder of the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC) in Sabah. “In Sarawak, in theory, licensed people are still able to hunt sun bears, but the Forest Department Sarawak […]
20 suspected wildlife parts seized
MIRI: Over 20 suspected wildlife parts including those from some totally protected and protected species were seized by Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) enforcement officers during an operation in Niah yesterday (Nov 4) afternoon. According to a press statement released today (Nov 5), SFC enforcement officers from Miri Regional Office made a spot check at a […]
