Bushmeat Traders are Nabbed in Sabah

Bushmeat Traders are Nabbed in Sabah

The bushmeat trade in Sabah is an acute problem, posing as it does an grave threat to the continued survival of endangered species in the wild. Poachers around the state’s forests carry on killing protected animals just so that someone can eat them. Encouragingly, however, local authorities are aware of…

Pangolin Traders are Nabbed in Sabah

Pangolin Traders are Nabbed in Sabah

A man and a woman at a parking lot in the town of Donggongon, in Sabah. That seems innocuous enough. Except the pair were there to sell a live pangolin, which is illegal. “They were trying to sell the pangolin to a ‘customer’ at the parking lot, where the transaction…

Sabah’s Wildlife Laws get more Bite

Sabah’s Wildlife Laws get more Bite

A simple rule of wildlife conservation is this: if you want to protect endangered animals, you need to impose severe penalties on poachers and traffickers so they will think twice before committing crimes. That is why it’s such welcome news that legislators in Sabah have decided to increase penalties for…