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(December 08, 2021) The Wildlife Conservation Society Malaysia Programme (WCS Malaysia) congratulates the Royal Malaysia Police, the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan), the Customs Department and other enforcement agencies for arresting 127 individuals, making RM31.86 million worth of seizures and destroying almost 300 animal traps under Op Bersepadu Khazanah this year. This was revealed by Perhilitan director-general Datuk Abdul Kadir Abu Hashim ("OBK proves successful in addressing wil...

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(December 04, 2021) The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Malaysia Program congratulates the Royal Malaysian Police, Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan), Royal Malaysian Customs Department and other enforcement agencies for the arrest of 350 individuals, making RM36.11mil worth of seizures and destroying 1,425 animal traps under Operasi Bersepadu Khazanah carried out nationwide since September 2019.

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(November 01, 2021) THE Wildlife Conservation Society Malaysia Programme (WCS Malaysia) is heartened by the news that the Wildlife Conservation (Amendment) Bill 2021 has been passed, which provides heftier punishments for wildlife offenders (“Amendments to Act 716 more responsive to wildlife conservation current needs – Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan”, theSun, Oct 26). Some of the notable amendments include an increase in fines of up to RM1 million for c...

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(October 27, 2021) LETTER | The Wildlife Conservation Society Malaysia Program (WCS Malaysia) is heartened by the news that the Wildlife Conservation (Amendment) Bill 2021 was passed by the Dewan Rakyat yesterday, which provides heftier punishments for wildlife offenders. Some of the notable amendments include an increase in fines of up to RM1 million for certain offences, and an increase in jail terms of up to 15 years for others.

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(July 29, 2021) By marvelous fortuity or perhaps especially clever planning, International Tiger Day and World Ranger Day are two days apart on the calendar. On July 29th, the world pauses (one hopes!) to reflect on the magnificence of Asia’s great cat and remind ourselves that its fate is very much in human hands. On the 31st, we acknowledge the thousands of women and men working on the front lines of protecting the tiger and other imperiled species around the globe. The connection is especially apt. ...

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(July 22, 2021) IBAN folk tales and oral history on wildlife are being broadcast on radio from this month to raise awareness on conservation. Ten three-minute recordings of the stories were produced by Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Malaysia in collaboration with RTM Sarawak, with funding from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Enlyst Fund.

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(June 01, 2021) I have been working with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) based in the Sarawak state of Malaysian Borneo since 2005. My journey in conserving orangutans began when I had my first chance encounter with two orangutans in the wild in 2006. I remember building a sense of awe and deep respect for them as they broke arm-sized branches with one mighty pull after another, in a territorial display. Another rare sight in the wild—two orangutan mothers, each with an infant clinging at the s...

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(June 29, 2020) SERAMAI 150 Veteran Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (VAT) dan Orang Asli dilantik sebagai anggota renjer hidupan liar bagi Program Perlindungan dan Rondaan Biodiversiti (BP3). Menteri Tenaga dan Sumber Asli, Datuk Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah berkata, pasukan berkenaan bertanggungjawab membanteras kegiatan pembalakan dan pemburuan haram serta pencerobohan hutan. Katanya, tugas utama pasukan terbabit ialah mengawal lokasi panas membabitkan kawasan Taman Negara, Rizab Hidupan Liar, Taman Negeri, Hutan...

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