KOTA KINABALU: The best way to protect wildlife, including the endangered pygmy elephants in the Kinabatangan area, is by preserving the remaining forests and abandoning the Sukau bridge project, say environmentalists.
KOTA KINABALU: A recent study says there is a need to re-strategise orang utan conservation approaches as some measures proved to be more effective than others.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah s special wildlife enforcement team Protect remains committed to catching poachers despite huge challenges in covering Sabah’s spread out terrains.
Sabah Forestry Department s Chief Conservator of Forests Frederick Kugan said while the 200-member team has had its successes in nabbing wildlife criminals, the task was no less daunting. It is undeniable that our rangers have put the pressure on poachers and illegal loggers, ” Kugan said, adding that the Protect team consisted of 50 forest rangers, of which 25 members were funded by Yayasan Sime Darby under its special two-year RM4mil grant to help combat wildlife crimes in Sabah.