Govt urged to act over wildlife roadkill and smuggling

KUALA LUMPUR: The authorities must take immediate action to tackle wildlife roadkill and animal smuggling, which have affected the population of protected animals, said Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye (pic).

Lee, the patron of the Selangor Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was commenting on recent cases where wild animals have been fatally hit by vehicles and the authorities have made large seizures of protected-animal parts.