Stop the environmentally unviable practice of wildlife poaching, says Sabah Deputy CM


  • Nation
  • Monday, 11 Feb 2019

File photo of a pangolin carrying its baby in an Indonesian zoo. Pangolin scales

KOTA KINABALU: The recent discovery of RM8.4mil worth of protected pangolins and their body parts in a factory is a reality check for Sabah’s conservation efforts.

“I am devastated and saddened by the sheer volume of pangolins that have been mercilessly killed,” Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Christina Liew said on Monday (Feb 11).

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