State may implement seasonal hunting as part of its conservation effort


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KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is thinking of having a seasonal ban on wildlife hunting even as it warns that the country may lose some of its endangered wildlife species as early as in the next 50 years.

Tourism, Culture and Environment minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said poaching and excessive hunting were contributing to the dwindling of wildlife.

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