MCMC to shut sites that sell animals illegally


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 26 Jun 2016

PETALING JAYA: Wildlife protection authorities are working closely with the Malaysian Communica-tions and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to close down websites or home pages selling wildlife illegally in Malaysia.

A Malaysian Facebook page offering wildlife such as leopard cats, dusky leaf monkeys, binturong (bearcat), barred eagle owls and several other protected species was just shut down by Facebook.

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