KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Wetland Conservation Society (SWCS) has forged a partnership with an international upstream oil and gas company, Talisman Energy Inc, for its assistance in the society’s effort to conserve mangrove forests in the State.
The Society yesterday signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Malaysian arm of the ...
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KOTA KINABALU: A special River Keeper Unit has been established in Sabah's Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (LKWS), an initiative aimed at protecting Borneo pygmy elephants and other wildlife.
"Honorary wildlife wardens" from local communities will be tasked with checking for illegal activities such as encroachment on reserves, illegal logging and hunting ...
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Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Department of Wildlife has decided to 'appoint' 35-year old female Sumatran rhino Gelugob as 'ambassador' of the species to highlight their plight, said Dr Sen, Senior Veterinarian of Sabah Wildlife Department.
Dr Zainal Zahari, the Borneo Rhino Alliance (Bora) Chief Vet at Tabin , said the ambassador role ...
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Kota Kinabalu: About 25 schools have contributed to the Sabah Environmental Action Centre (EAC) collection of RM267,090.86 (June 2010 to March 2013), said Mayor Abidin Madingkir.
This collection, according to Madingkir, involves 266 other bodies/organisations which participated in their campaign aiming to reduce plastic usage through the 20 sen payment for each ...
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KOTA KINABALU: Astro has successfully set a new Guinesss World Records title for the longest underwater clean up where 134 Astro Kasih volunteer divers completed over 168 consecutive hours of underwater clean up, at 14 dive sites surrounding the Tunku Abdul Rahman Park here from April 6-13.
Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister ...
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May 14, 2013 in Inside KePKAS
