Going after the big-time wildlife smugglers


PETALING JAYA: It has been largely the small fish who get caught in the illegal wildlife trade.

Wildlife authorities, however, are attempting to change that scenario as they focus on those who are really behind the trade – the large orga­nised criminal network run by kingpins.

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