(December 24, 2021) PETALING JAYA: A wildlife expert has pointed to animals roaming in urban areas after escaping the floods as proof of habitat destruction wrought by humans. Mark Rayan Darmaraj, the Malaysian country director of the Wildlife Conservation Society, said forest clearing at the hands of developers had made the country’s natural environment less resilient to shocks. Speaking to FMT, he said: “Pristine wildlife habitats are not greatly impacted if these flooding events are not intense...

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(December 08, 2021) The Wildlife Conservation Society Malaysia Programme (WCS Malaysia) congratulates the Royal Malaysia Police, the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan), the Customs Department and other enforcement agencies for arresting 127 individuals, making RM31.86 million worth of seizures and destroying almost 300 animal traps under Op Bersepadu Khazanah this year. This was revealed by Perhilitan director-general Datuk Abdul Kadir Abu Hashim ("OBK proves successful in addressing wil...

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(December 04, 2021) The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Malaysia Program congratulates the Royal Malaysian Police, Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan), Royal Malaysian Customs Department and other enforcement agencies for the arrest of 350 individuals, making RM36.11mil worth of seizures and destroying 1,425 animal traps under Operasi Bersepadu Khazanah carried out nationwide since September 2019.

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