The pictures are appalling. Taken by tourists on the resort island Pulau Mabul, they show some locals butchering large mantra rays in the shallows of the sea. Reportedly 13 devil sharks and two oceanic manta rays were among the marine creatures that were slaughtered by villagers in full view of…
This may seem like harmless fun: tourists posing as mermaids in the sea. Except several women decided to do so at fragile coral reefs in a southern province of Thailand, near Malaysia. At least three Thai women had themselves photographed while sitting on a mountain coral underwater at Mu Koh…
Some habits (and customs) die hard. These include a penchant for shark fin soup as a prized dish at weddings and banquets in Malaysian Borneo. But what if, instead of trying to wean die-hard shark-fin lovers off this pricey delicacy, we offered them an alternative that tasted just as nice…
Time to celebrate: Pangolins in Sabah may soon be “totally protected.” At last. Currently, the placid animals, which are prime targets for poachers, can still be hunted with a license. Yet if the state’s Tourism, Culture and Environment minister Masidi Manjun finally has his way, no more such permits will…
Poachers in Sabah aren’t merely misguided souls. Nor are they simply criminals. They’re traitors. That’s according to Masidi Manjun, the state’s minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment. “If there are Sabahans doing this (poaching wildlife), then they are traitors who are doing a great disservice to their own state and country,”…
A world-renowned hotspot of biodiversity, Sabah on the island of Borneo is one of the most popular tourism destinations in Malaysia – justifiably so. It’s famous for its natural parks, its stunning beaches and its orangutan rehabilitation centers. Too bad then that most visitors invariably come face to face with…