Critter News
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
In Malaysia, 12 tonnes of exotic animal meat was seized from smugglers. It consisted of bear, iguana and owl meat. Any kind of meat is gross to me, but owl? Tags: exotic meats smuggling malaysia. don't know how I come across these weird stories. That's new to me!
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
The red tufts of the Fire-tufted Barbet (Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia) look like they are poisonous to touch. P.S. A day after writing the bulk of this post, I was re-reading the short novel “Meat is murder” by Joe Pernice – a sort-of coming-of-age story frequently mentioning The Smiths. Probably jazz.
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Critter News
AUGUST 30, 2009
"We believe the animals were destined to be sold to Asian countries for their meat, as well as their scales to be used as traditional medicine," the department's enforcement chief Saharudin Anan told AFP. Tags: wildlife crime Traditional Chinese Medicine trafficking china malaysia.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Another item they feed on is hunting edible bird nest swiftlets, which are quite common in edible swiftlet houses in Sabah, Malaysia ( source ). The Rhinoceros Hornbill is the state bird of the Malaysian state of Sarawak ( source ), which unfortunately does not prevent hunting of the bird, not only for meat but also for the feathers.
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