Wong Ee Lynn

LETTER | Explore humane solutions to stray animal overpopulation

LETTER | Explore humane solutions to stray animal overpopulation

Handling stray animals requires a multi-pronged approach. 
LETTER | Protect the privacy of aid recipients

LETTER | Protect the privacy of aid recipients

There is no need to subject them to the humiliation that comes with publicity.

LETTER | Perhilitan needs to answer for dusky langurs killing

LETTER | Perhilitan needs to answer for dusky langurs killing

The shooting of the langurs appears to have been executed unprofessionally.

LETTER | Biodiversity loss a cause for alarm

LETTER | Biodiversity loss a cause for alarm

If we do not take steps to protect our forests, it will result in irreparable harm to our ecosystem.

LETTER | End deforestation before planting 100 million trees

LETTER | End deforestation before planting 100 million trees

Planting trees alone won't solve environmental problems.

LETTER | Captive breeding of tigers is not conservation

LETTER | Captive breeding of tigers is not conservation

A 2008 study found that most captive-born predators do not survive after being released into the wild.
LETTER | End speciesism: For the animals, planet and human health

LETTER | End speciesism: For the animals, planet and human health

'We would like to encourage everyone to change how we view and treat other species, take measures to reduce the suffering of other species...'

LETTER | Crackdown on wildlife trade sorely appreciated

LETTER | Crackdown on wildlife trade sorely appreciated

Our IGP’s commitment to protecting Malaysia’s wildlife is applauded, as is Perhilitan's recent operations.
LETTER | Make a stand against racism and sexism

LETTER | Make a stand against racism and sexism

LETTER | Elected representatives need to face serious repercussions for hate speech and offensive and discriminatory language and conduct.

LETTER | Short-term thinking is destroying Malaysian rainforests

LETTER | Short-term thinking is destroying Malaysian rainforests

Politicians need to look beyond immediate gratification to the droughts, floods, and haze caused by deforestation.

Time to look at animal agriculture, not just the wildlife trade

Time to look at animal agriculture, not just the wildlife trade

LETTER | Intensive animal agriculture is a major driver of zoonosis and disease outbreaks.

Mosquito fogging operations harm nothing but taxpayers’ wallets

Mosquito fogging operations harm nothing but taxpayers’ wallets

LETTER | It’s time we stopped pretending they are effective and redirect our resources to actual solutions.

Oil palm plantations are not 'forests'

Oil palm plantations are not 'forests'

LETTER | Plantations don’t just appear out of wastelands - forests are cleared to make way for plantations.

Consider better alternatives to extracting groundwater

Consider better alternatives to extracting groundwater

LETTER | There are other cheaper and less destructive means of meeting Malaysia's water needs.

The last straw? Not by a long shot

The last straw? Not by a long shot

COMMENT | The government’s half-hearted attempt to limit the use of plastic straws is doomed to fail.

Walk the talk on sustainability

Walk the talk on sustainability

LETTER | We can only remove the stigma of deforestation by actually ending it, not by pointing out that it occurs elsewhere.
Illegal plastic recycling factories highlight need for real solutions

Illegal plastic recycling factories highlight need for real solutions

COMMENT | Most of the world, including developed nations, are ill-equipped to deal with plastic waste.

Reconsider construction of PIL1 highway in Penang

Reconsider construction of PIL1 highway in Penang

LETTER | Concerned citizens have highlighted risks of increased air, water and soil pollution and higher traffic volume.

GE14 - make environment a priority, not an afterthought

GE14 - make environment a priority, not an afterthought

COMMENT | Voters are becoming better informed, and will not stand for environmental tokenism.

Benefits of plastic bag ban far outweigh inconvenience

Benefits of plastic bag ban far outweigh inconvenience

COMMENT | Plastic waste reduction steps should not be seen as a burden, but an adjustment.

Trade ban on pangolins only as effective as its enforcement

Trade ban on pangolins only as effective as its enforcement

The recent worldwide ban on all eight species of pangolinsby the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (Cites) has brought cheer to the conservation community.

Everyone has a role to play in ending exotic pet trade

Everyone has a role to play in ending exotic pet trade

The theme for World Wildlife Day this year, which fell on March 3, is ‘The Future of Wildlife Is In Our Hands’. This call to action is a timely and necessary one in Malaysia, which has the unfortunate reputation for its weak enforcement of animal protection laws, and as a hub for wildlife trafficking and the illegal wildlife trade.
Get serious about turtle egg consumption

Get serious about turtle egg consumption

At least once a year, volunteers from the Malaysian Nature Society assist local turtle conservation and management centres by cleaning up the premises, sprucing up turtle quarantine ponds and hatcheries, carrying out beach clean-ups and releasing turtle hatchlings. Our volunteers include children as young as two, in the hope that our efforts will go a little way towards ensuring the continued survival of these amazing and gentle marine animals.
EKVE construction will have disastrous results

EKVE construction will have disastrous results

It is with dismay and disappointment that right-minded citizens greeted the news that the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) had given its approval for the construction of the East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE) recently.