Outrage over hunting pix on FB


PETALING JAYA: Conservation groups have expressed concern over the recent flood of “sport hunting” pictures of many protected species on Facebook.

Among the pictures – believed to be taken in Sarawak recently – were hunters posing with a slaughtered sun bear, a dead clouded leopard, and pangolins readied for the cooking pot.

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