Wildlife smugglers sing the blues after songbird seizure


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 12 Jun 2014

KLUANG: The Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) successfully tracked down and seized 241 protected White-Rumped Shama (or commonly called burung murai batu) at an oil palm estate in Kampung Sepakat here.

State Perhilitan director Hasnan Yusop said enforcement officers detained two suspects after they found the songbirds kept in 58 cages.

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