News about the conservation of endangered species
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
19 Aug 2007
Tiger Awareness and Conservation Outreach Programme in Kahang
The Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers (MYCAT), the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) and Johor National Parks Corporation (JNPC) made history in August, with the
first Mandarin-language tiger conservation outreach programme held in SRJK (C) Kahang, Johor. » Read more
Tiger Awareness and Conservation Outreach Programme in Kahang
The Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers (MYCAT), the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) and Johor National Parks Corporation (JNPC) made history in August, with the
first Mandarin-language tiger conservation outreach programme held in SRJK (C) Kahang, Johor. » Read more
07 Aug 2007
Raids on exotic meat restaurants lead to seizures, arrests
In a late night operation on 6 July 2007, wildlife authorities raided 10 restaurants in Kahang, a town in the southern Malaysian state of Johor, seizing more than 300kg of meat of several wildlife species. Kahang is the gateway to Endau Rompin National Park, one of three priority tiger conservation sites in Malaysia. » Read more
Raids on exotic meat restaurants lead to seizures, arrests
In a late night operation on 6 July 2007, wildlife authorities raided 10 restaurants in Kahang, a town in the southern Malaysian state of Johor, seizing more than 300kg of meat of several wildlife species. Kahang is the gateway to Endau Rompin National Park, one of three priority tiger conservation sites in Malaysia. » Read more
