Anti-poaching joint task forces set up in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: Wildlife conservation in Sabah gained critical momentum against wildlife crimes in November with the successful prosecution of a wildlife trader who was sentenced with the highest fine of RM50,000 or 12 months’ jail in default.
In the landmark ruling by Sessions Court Judge Ainul Shahrin Mohamad, 24-year old Muhd Rizduan Ibrahim was found guilty of possessing a Sunda Clouded Leopard (Neofelis diardi), a species listed as a Totally Protected Species in Sabah’s Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997. He was arrested after a long undercover stint by Sabah Wildlife Department to track and monitor his trading activities, many of which were suspected to be carried on online social networks …
The Borneo Post – December 19, 2015
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Australia ‘disappointed’ at Japan whaling: Turnbull
AFP
TOKYO–Australia is “very disappointed” at Tokyo’s decision to resume whaling in the Antarctic Ocean, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Friday as he readied for talks with Japanese premier Shinzo Abe.
The whaling fleet set sail this month for the Antarctic after a one-year pause, sparking a formal protest from 33 countries led by Australia and New Zealand.
“Australia is very disappointed that Japan has resumed whaling in the Southern Ocean this year,” Turnbull said in Tokyo, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation …
China Post – December 19, 2015, 12:25 am TWN
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Landmark Bill Will Reduce Use of Animals in Cruel Chemical Tests
Written by PETA
The bill contains important language to reduce and replace the use of animals in painful chemical toxicity tests. Modernizing the way in which chemicals are tested will enable better regulation of dangerous chemicals, thus protecting both humans and animals. It is an important step in the right direction …
PETA (press release) (blog) – December 18, 2015
Landmark Bill Will Reduce Use of Animals in Cruel Chemical Tests
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