SFC seizes 160 wildlife
SIBU: Some 160 wildlife including various species of lizards, iguanas, baby crocodiles, turtles, tortoises, pythons and animal parts have been seized from premises here. The species are those protected under CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC), in a media statement on Thursday, said […]
65 wildlife species rescued
KUCHING: The Sarawak General Operation Force (GOF) has successfully rescued 65 wildlife species worth RM69,800 in two separate operations on Thursday. According to Brigade deputy commander ACP Kaderi Said, the first operation involved nine GOF Battalion 11 personnel and four Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) Kuching branch officers. Acting on information from the public, the team […]
Makeshift koala hospital scrambles to save dozens injured in bushfires
Dozens of injured koalas arrive at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park’s makeshift animal hospital each day in cat carriers, washing baskets or clinging to wildlife carers. Injured in bushfires that have ravaged the wildlife haven off the coast of South Australia state, there are so many marsupials currently requiring urgent treatment that carers don’t have […]
Power firm to pay $1.7b over wildfires
LOS ANGELES: A California energy supplier has reached a nearly $1.7 billion settlement with regulators for its role in causing devastating wildfires in 2017 and 2018 that killed more than 100 people in total. Faulty Pacific Gas and Electric power lines were blamed for sparking last year’s so-called Camp Fire in northern California, the deadliest […]
