Animals are protecting their kind from poaching and wildlife trafficking

Elephants on the way to deliver food aid and essentials to Che Wong Orang Asli village located deep in the Krau Wildlife Reserve in April. — Perhilitan

From sniffer dogs to jumbo patrols, wildlife authorities in Malaysia are increasingly using animals to help save and protect other animals from poaching and trafficking.

The Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia (Perhilitan) recently acquired two sniffer dogs for its newly-formed K9 Unit.