Malaysian Man kept a Tiger, a Leopard Cat and a Caiman as Pets

Malaysian Man kept a Tiger, a Leopard Cat and a Caiman as Pets

Wild animals aren’t supposed to be pets and they certainly don’t belong in people’s homes. This simple fact, though, hasn’t stopped some Malaysians from keeping protected species as pets at home. The exotic wildlife trade across the country is thriving, most of it conducted online. At times it’s not just…

Perhilitan Officials roll back a major Exotic Pet Network

Perhilitan Officials roll back a major Exotic Pet Network

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…

Malaysia’s Wildlife Conservation Act needs More Hiss and Snarl

Malaysia’s Wildlife Conservation Act needs More Hiss and Snarl

Malaysia’s Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 is tough on lawbreakers but not tough enough. In order for the law to serve as more of a deterrent to poachers and wildlife traffickers, it will need to have harsher penalties for both. The law, which was passed in 2010, replaced Malaysia’s Protection of…

We must ‘show Zero Tolerance’ for Wildlife Crimes

We must ‘show Zero Tolerance’ for Wildlife Crimes

Wildlife crimes remain woefully widespread in Malaysia. What to do? The answer is for authorities to adopt and pursue a zero tolerance policy towards such crimes and the people who perpetrate them. “Although the wildlife laws in Peninsular Malaysia have been strengthened through the implementation of the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 six…