Saltwater crocodiles have enjoyed protection as an endangered species in Sarawak. As a result, they have come to thrive in the Bornean state’s waterways, often to the consternation of locals who have occasionally been attacked by the reptilian predators. Wild populations of saltwater crocodiles in Sarawak have rebounded greatly over…

Malaysia wants the international trade ban on saltwater crocodiles listed. Good idea? That depends how you look at it. The crocs might certainly take issue with that, but many locals in Sarawak and Sabah might probably not. The country has asked for permission at the ongoing 17th Conference of Parties,…

No animal large or small, strange or beautiful, it seems, escapes the attention of wildlife traffickers. One of the latest species being poached relentlessly for the exotic pet trade is what at first glance might seem like an unlikely candidate as a pet: the Bornean earless monitor lizard. Yet that…