Score yet another victory up for Malaysian wildlife officials. In a string of five raids conducted simultaneously in the states of Kedah, Selangor and Kelantan, officials from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia (Perhilitan) seized a total of 32 wild animals, worth more than RM500,000, and arrested…

For an example of how far wildlife traffickers are willing to go, look no further than neighboring Thailand. In a case that has roiled even hardened wildlife officials, police officers discovered the carcasses of 40 newborn tigers in a kitchen freezer at a famous Buddhist temple in central Thailand. Conservationists campaigned long…