Wildlife Trade in Sarawak Carries On

Wildlife Trade in Sarawak Carries On

Here we go again. Despite stepped-up efforts to clamp down on the practice and harsh penalties for it, the sale of protected species continues unabated in Sarawak. Acting on a tip-off on April 23, the Sarawak Forest Department seized six Borneo short-tailed pythons (Python breitensteini), three tortoises, two tree shrews…