Sean Whyte & Jennifer Yeap

Wildlife going cheap and fast in Malaysia

Wildlife going cheap and fast in Malaysia

It has recently emerged that anyone with RM3 can buy a government licence that enables them to go to a pet shop and purchase a snake, turtle, parrot and countless other wild animals, even though they have no previous experience of caring for the species or knowledge of suitable habitat in which to keep them. How stupid is that?

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Malaysia’s rampant, illegal trade in tortoises exposed, again

Malaysia’s rampant, illegal trade in tortoises exposed, again

The confiscation this week from four Indian nationals, of over 1,000 tortoises (not turtles) further illustrates what Nature Alert and Malaysian Friends of the Animals have been saying for many years - namely, there is a rampant illegal trade in tortoises in Malaysia that has gone unimpeded by law-enforcement.

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2015 a disastrous year for wildlife protection in M’sia, wasn’t it?

2015 a disastrous year for wildlife protection in M’sia, wasn’t it?

A new year has dawned without any noticeable changes in attitude by the government towards the illegal wildlife trade or animal welfare. A look back at 2015 reveals a catalogue of abject failure and dereliction of duty by those paid to protect wildlife and enforce the law.

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SWD’s betrayal of wildlife and NGOs

The Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) has once again betrayed NGOs and wild animals.

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Malaysia’s blood ivory scandal deepens

The Wildlife and Natural Parks Department (Perhilitan) want us all to trust them when they claim they can account for all the ivory they have confiscated. This at least is what an unnamed spokesperson has said in a recent newspaper report .

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Elephants suffer in Malaysia’s zoos

Elephants deserve our respect and not to be abused. Do you agree?

Over the last two weeks we have submitted several reports and photographs to Perhilitan illustrating our serious concern over the way elephants are kept in zoos and wildlife parks.

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Open letter to Perhilitan, zoos and wildlife parks

The Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 embraces the following, but to simplify matters we would like to highlight what is expected from you when responsible for animals in captivity.

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