Better coordination essential to ensure sanctuary is managed effectively, says NGO


KOTA KINABALU: Increased protection should be accorded to the biodiversity-rich lower Kinaba-tangan in Sabah’s east coast by providing sufficient resources to the Forestry and Wildlife departments, says WWF-Malaysia chief executive Datuk Dionysius Sharma.

He said the incidents of poachers intruding into the protected area and starting fires there were worrying.

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