By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, Aug 14: Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) enforcement officers seized seven plastic bags containing suspected monitor lizard meat, weighing over 80 kilogrammes, from a local man in Kuching yesterday.
According to a social media post by SFC, the operation followed a month-long intelligence gathering and online reports.
Six SFC enforcement officers, along with three wildlife guardian rangers (WGR), conducted an inspection and discovered that the man was selling the suspected monitor lizard meat without a permit.
A police report has been filed for futher action by SFC.
The public is urged to support SFC’s wildlife protection and conservation efforts by reporting any suspected illegal wildlife trade activities through the following hotlines: Kuching (019-8859996), Miri (019-8224566), Bintulu (019-8332737) and Sibu (019-8883561). — DayakDaily
