Ranger boost to wildlife protection

Engkamat (second from left) presenting a souvenir to Perhilitan protected areas division director Taufik Abdul Rahman. With them is Dr Azimuddin (third from left). — SYAQUERA RAWING /The Star

KUCHING: The honorary wildlife ranger programme may be extended to civil servants to boost its effectiveness in preventing illegal wildlife trade.

State Forest Department director Sapuan Ahmad said honorary wildlife rangers currently comprised community leaders, with more than 2,000 appointed since the early 1990s to help the department curb illegal trade in wildlife.