KUALA LUMPUR: One of the few positives that came out of the pandemic was that it helped cut down wildlife poaching cases in Malaysia to zero last year - thanks to tighter movement and border control.
According to the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan), the number of wildlife smuggling also dropped by 60% in 2021 - from 10 cases in 2020 to four last year. As for poaching cases, the department recorded also 10 in 2020.
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