Picture yourself driving along a highway when suddenly a herd of wild elephants appears by the side of the road. A hair-raising situation, that, yes. Yet this is what happens regularly along the East-West Highway, which runs between the district capital of Gerik in Perak and the district of Jeli…

Malaysia is one of only 12 countries to be considered “mega-diverse,” an honor that makes it a world-renowned hub of species biodiversity.  Around 1,500 species of vertebrate land animals live there, but habitat destruction, poaching and wildlife trading are steadily cutting this number down.  An estimated 14 percent of Malaysia’s…