News about the conservation of endangered species
13 Nov 2008
Proposed logging in catchment forest threatens rhinos, tigers
Petaling Jaya – A Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) has revealed that the Terengganu state government has proposed to extract all commercially valuable timber in 12,630ha of forest adjacent to the 6,130ha of forest reserve currently being cleared for the construction of two hydropower dams. » Read more
24 Oct 2008
Increase Protection for Deer, Pig
Petaling Jaya – Sambar deer and bearded pig, both occurring in Malaysia, were recently upgraded on the IUCN’s 2008 Red List of Threatened Species – stamping international concern for species in dire need of increased domestic protection.
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Increase Protection for Deer, Pig
Petaling Jaya – Sambar deer and bearded pig, both occurring in Malaysia, were recently upgraded on the IUCN’s 2008 Red List of Threatened Species – stamping international concern for species in dire need of increased domestic protection.
» Read more
20 Oct 2008
Better Law for Wildlife in Malaysia
Last month, the world celebrated International Tiger Day, a celebration of the tiger in its wilderness. While we still celebrate its strength, beauty and perseverance, it also presented the ideal opportunity to mark our commitment to save the Malayan tiger. » Read more
Better Law for Wildlife in Malaysia
Last month, the world celebrated International Tiger Day, a celebration of the tiger in its wilderness. While we still celebrate its strength, beauty and perseverance, it also presented the ideal opportunity to mark our commitment to save the Malayan tiger. » Read more
07 Oct 2008
More Malaysian Mammals Seeing Red
Marine mammals such as the Irawaddy dolphin, and land mammals such as the Malayan sun bear, were confirmed to be closer to extinction according to the recent release of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The Red List ranks species according to their population status and threat levels, which have increased for many species as a result of habitat loss and degradation, over-exploitation, pollutants and climate change. » Read more
More Malaysian Mammals Seeing Red
Marine mammals such as the Irawaddy dolphin, and land mammals such as the Malayan sun bear, were confirmed to be closer to extinction according to the recent release of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The Red List ranks species according to their population status and threat levels, which have increased for many species as a result of habitat loss and degradation, over-exploitation, pollutants and climate change. » Read more
25 Jul 2008
Jeli community establishes Wildlife Protection Unit
Villagers of Kampung Lubok Bongor, Jeli, has formed Malaysia’s first community-based Wildlife Protection Unit (WPU) to reduce conflict incidences between local villagers and wildlife within their area.
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17 Apr 2008
Extinct Javan elephants may have been found again - in Borneo
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia – The Borneo pygmy elephant may not be native to Borneo after all. Instead, the population could be the last survivors of the Javan elephant race – accidentally saved from extinction by the Sultan of Sulu centuries ago, a new publication suggests. » Read more
31 Mar 2008
Report to Tiger Crime Hotline leads to bust by Wildlife Crime Unit
Acting on a tip-off to the Tiger Crime Hotline, Malaysian authorities raided a house in Gombak, Selangor on Thursday, 28th of March, arresting a man for violations under the Protection of Wild Life Act 1972, and possible firearm-related laws.
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16 Mar 2008
Turtle rescue!
It was around 3pm at our Kerteh office when we received a call from a personnel of the TNB Power Station in Paka informing of a turtle spotted in the TNB retention pond. Immediately, we informed the Department of Fisheries (DoF) before we abandoned our work to rush there. » Read more
20 Feb 2008
Tiger clips from camera and video traps
Their trip into Temengor Forest Reserve was the shortest one yet. The food and fuel they stored in the village a few weeks ago were gone. Their vehicle kept slip-sliding down treacherous muddy roads after heavy downpours. Nevertheless, the four of them came out of the forest buzzing with excitement; they had video clips of tigers! » Read more
01 Jan 2008
Kids for Tigers calendar for sale
As part of our ‘Sehari Mengenali Harimau’ (Getting to know the tiger) programme, the children came up with truly inspiring pieces of art. A handful of the almost 600 pieces have now been immortalised in a special edition desktop calendar. It is available for sale and all proceeds from the sale will go directly towards supporting more outreach programmes in other wildmeat hotspots. » Read more
