Sabah Wildlife Dept confiscates protected species kept without permits


File photo of a monkey being kept in a cage, which is illegal.

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) has confiscated protected species kept as pets without permits at two different locations near here, yesterday.

Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Christina Liew said the department received reports from the public on the matter and dispatched an enforcement team after obtaining search warrants from the court to check and raid the premises in Kepayan and Kg Kibabaig, Penampang, near here.

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