KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has identified four areas for proposed gazettement under the Sabah Parks Board of Trustees, reinforcing its commitment to biodiversity conservation and sustainable tourism.
STRANDED turtles, lost birds, gibbons and injured elephants were among the wildlife species recently rescued by rangers and veterinarians across Sabah.
KOTA KINABALU: A Singaporean climber sustained injuries after falling at KM7.2 of Mount Kinabalu early Monday morning (Mar 24).
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Parks rangers will now have more enforcement powers including being allowed to carry firearms with the state assembly unanimously passing amendments to the Parks Enactment 1984 on Thursday (Nov 21).
KOTA KINABALU: The proposed resort at Sabah's Tawau Hills Park could become a white elephant if crucial aspects such as sanitation, water supply and environmental impact are not addressed, says a Parti Warisan leader.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Parks is calling for more people to sign up as turtle nest adopters to continue conservation and protection of the endangered species.
KOTA KINABALU: Wildlife rangers and other authorities including Sabah Parks officials are on the lookout for crocodiles said to be prowling in waters off the city and at tourist sites such as islands.
KOTA KINABALU: In the wake of a recent viral video showing a crocodile in the waters of Tunku Abdul Rahman (TAR) Park, Sabah Parks has assured the people that its personnel are continuously monitoring the waters off islands within the area.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Wildlife Department rangers are having difficulty capturing the otters that attacked a female jogger two weeks ago.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Wildlife Department rangers have set up traps in various locations within Perdana Park here after a female jogger was attacked two weeks ago by a family of otters. However, they are finding it difficult to capture them.
KOTA KINABALU: A 64-year-old Bulgarian woman was rescued after she fell and injured her ankle while descending from the summit of Mount Kinabalu on Friday (Feb 7).
KOTA KINABALU: Senior officials of the state Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry will discuss whether there is a need for an inquiry into the death of a ranger gored by an elephant at the Lok Kawi Wildlife Park here.
KOTA KINABALU: Popular preacher Ebit Lew was not allowed into the islands off Semporna, under the jurisdiction of Sabah Parks, because he failed to get the permission to enter the area to carry out his humanitarian mission.
TAMBUNAN: The lush greenery and cool temperatures of the Crocker Range Park is making Gunung Alab one of Sabah’s best “lung cleansing” destinations.
KOTA KINABALU: Popular preacher Ebit Lew was not allowed into Semporna islands because he did not get permission to enter the area to carry out his humanitarian mission, says Sabah Parks director Maklarin Lakim.
KOTA KINABALU: A clouded leopard which escaped from its enclosure at the Lok Kawi Wildlife Park on Sunday morning (Aug 23) has been caught by park staff.
KOTA KINABALU: Safer elephant handling procedures are being put in place by the Sabah Wildlife Department following last year's Christmas Day incident where a handler died after he was mauled at the Lok Kawi Wildlife Park near here.
KOTA KINABALU: Over a hundred new turtle hatchlings are expected in a few months' time after a female protected Hawksbill turtle laid her eggs at an island near here, recently.
KOTA KINABALU: Wildlife enforcement and crime prosecution are expected to improve in Sabah with rangers and other enforcement officials completing the fourth of a series of training here.
KOTA KINABALU: Measures are being planned to place elephants kept at the Lok Kawi Wildlife Park near here, where a handler was gored to death on Christmas morning at facilities with the space for the animals to roam freely.