Wild Elephants Broke a Man’s Legs in a Sudden Attack. Then, They Returned Later the Same Night and Killed Him

A logging supervisor in Malaysia was trampled to death while on a job site in the northern part of the country. The victim was Saidi Jahari, 43, and authorities said the attack occurred in two parts ...

Elephants Injure Man by Breaking His Legs, Return Later to Trample Him to Death in Malaysia

Saidi Jahari, 43, a supervisor at a logging site in Malaysia, was killed by a herd of elephants in a two-part attack on Oct.
eturbonews

Ecotourism, wildlife conservation to be Malaysia’s main thrust, says incoming tourism minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) – Malaysia’s new tourism minister, Azlina Othman, is wasting no time to spell out her new vision for Malaysia’s tourism industry. To her, the future is in ecotourism.
TRAFFIC

Aviation Industry’s Fight Against Wildlife Trafficking Gains Altitude

In February 2025, 4,386 Pig nosed Turtles Carettochelys insculpta packed into plastic containers were found on a Kuala Lumpur ...
Euronews

Animal rights groups slam Malaysia's wildlife department for using puppies as bait to trap panthers

Malaysia's Wildlife Department has defended its use of puppies as live bait to capture black panthers spotted at a Malaysian village. An animal rights groups protested the method and appealed to the ...
Mongabay

Malaysia introducing tough new wildlife laws

Dr. William Schaedla, the director of the wildlife-trade monitoring group TRAFFIC Southeast Asia, told mongabay.com that “the new law represents the first major revamp of the national wildlife law in ...
Traffic

Malaysia’s new wildlife law used to tackle cybercrime

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 12th January 2011—A man who put two ivory statues for sale online will be the first person charged under Malaysia’s tough new wildlife laws. A man accused of online ivory ...
scmp.com

Malaysia has to go all out to fight wildlife crime, as trafficking goes global

Wildlife trafficking is thought to be the most profitable illicit trade in the world, after drugs, weapons and human trafficking. In Malaysia, the local media often display images of seized pangolins, ...
Mongabay

Malaysia drops the ball on wildlife trafficking, says group

Malaysia failed to effectively assemble a case against convicted wildlife smuggler Anson Wong, leading to his early release from prison, says an anti-wildlife trafficking group. Wong was released ...
Panda

Billboards teach wildlife trade laws in Malaysia

Ignorance is no longer an excuse for wildlife criminals, with awareness signboards on wildlife crime penalties built around Gerik town, near Malaysia's Belum-Temengor Forest Complex. Ignorance is no ...
Panda

WWF, TRAFFIC urge Malaysia to increase anti-wildlife smuggling efforts

WWF-Malaysia and TRAFFIC have urged the Malaysian Government to act forcefully in combating poaching and wildlife trade in Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR: The World Wide Fund for Nature - Malaysia ...