Malaysia is a major gateway for international wildlife traffickers into Southeast Asia. We’ve long known that, of course, but just in case here is a reminder: The country, which boasts one of the most biodiverse but also most threatened environments on the planet, is “the world’s paramount ivory transit country, with its ports serving…

Malaysia, according to a new report by the anti-trafficking watchdog TRAFFIC, is the world’s primary transit country for ivory smugglers. It serves as a major gateway for the illicit trade between Africa and Asia with tons upon tons of ivory passing through Malaysia, whose location makes it an ideal transit…

Score a big one up for wildlife officers! In what has proved to be the biggest bust of wildlife traffickers so far this year, officials have arrested two separate gangs with their motley crews of local Malaysians, two Chinese men and seven Vietnamese smugglers. The raids, which took place at…