Pangolins should be upgraded to ‘totally protected species’, says WWF-Malaysia

A pangolin recorded in a camera trap survey in Sarawak - photo courtesy of WWF-Malaysia.

KUCHING: The status of pangolins in Sarawak should be uplisted into the totally protected animal category under the state's Wildlife Protection Ordinance, says WWF-Malaysia.

Its Sarawak conservation programme head Dr Jason Hon said this was necessary due to the seriousness of pangolin trafficking, which had harmed its population in the state.