Gaharu man to the rescue

Chopped: A file photo showing Gurdial lifting a chopped gaharu tree in the jungle near the Penang Botanic Gardens.

GEORGE TOWN: “Gaharu man” Gurdial Singh has a mission in life protecting his playground by exposing poachers who chop down the precious agarwood trees.

“People told me that it is dangerous to be a whistleblower. But I can't sit still while poachers steal the wood,” he said.