Hydroelectric dams look good on paper. They are far cleaner sources of energy than fossil fuel-powered plants, which is certainly a big plus. The trouble, though, is that the construction and operation of hydroelectric dams can deal massive damage to local ecosystems. That is why Orang Asli activists calling themselves…
In a move hailed by conservationists as a major milestone, CITES has imposed a total worldwide ban on the sale of pangolins. Does that mean pangolins, including Malaysia’s own Sunda pangolins, are saved? That depends. A ban will only work if it is enforced vigorously in countries like Malaysia. And…
They maim and kill and cause untold suffering. They can sever limbs and cause severe injuries. Unless freed in time from them, animals, large and small, may die of thirst, starve to death, or become prey to predators as they are pinned down and unable to escape. In other words,…
People cutting down virgin forest and planting orchards in their place – that can’t be good for the local ecosystem, can it? Yet counterintuitive as it may sound, sometimes it can. According to a new study, published in the journal Biological Conservation, by British and Malaysian researchers at The University…
Just when you thought that poachers and wildlife traffickers couldn’t get any more blatant, they do. A case in point: a man was arrested by rangers in the town of Gopeng, in Perak state, for illegally possessing the carcass of a tiger, which he was caught carrying . . ….