KUALA LUMPUR: Sabah and Sarawak have been urged to follow Putrajaya’s efforts in amending the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010, following the death of an adult pygmy elephant in the Beluran district last weekend.
Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar said by increasing fines and heftier sentencing, the activities of poachers can be deterred.
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