Guest guest Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Stop the sale before it is too late - New Straits Times 11 May 2006 J.Y. Kuala Lumpur -- I RECENTLY returned from a trip to Pulau Redang. It was my sixth trip there. Snorkelling is a must here but it saddened me to see that there were fewer fish and the corals were not as rich during my previous trip. In fact, the seabed was covered with dead corals. But what was most heartbreaking was seeing the blatant sale of turtle eggs at a wet market in Kuala Terengganu. There were eggs in abundance and they were sold as openly as chicken eggs throughout the entire market. What happened to the laws enancted to prohibit the sale of turtle eggs? I thought turtles were on the brink of extinction. Given the number of eggs available in the market on that day, we can say goodbye to at least another 500 turtles. Please save our turtles before it is too late. --\ ----------------------- Take action against poachers 10 May 2006 AZIZAH RAHMAD Shah Alam -- IT was extremely sad to read about the death of yet another of our wildlife ( " Elephant dies of gunshot wounds " — NST, May 9). This poor female elephant, believed to be 15 or 16 years old, was found shot in the forehead by officials of the Perak Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) who were planning earlier to relocate her. While I appreciate the hard work and efforts by Perhilitan in trying to save our wildlife, I plead with the Government to provide heavier penalties for poachers and those who kill wildlife. Ensure that the greedy poachers are put behind bars. We are fast losing our greenery in the name of development and we simply cannot afford to lose our fauna too. We intrude into their habitats and force them to co-exist with us and seek food in our plantations. And when they do that, we chase them away to protect ourselves and our properties. Where are they going to go? --\ ------------------------- Companies must help 11 May 2006 HAMDAN IBRAHIM, Kuala Lumpur -- ASIATIC Development's pro-active measure to set aside more land for animals to roam freely in Sabah's Lower Kinabatagan Wildlife Sanctuary (NST, May 10) should be emulated by other giant plantation companies in this country. Big companies must look beyond their bottom line if they open up large tracts of lands in the interior for profit, which can affect the ecology of animal habitats. Lately, we have seen endangered species being killed or injured by poachers and plantations being destroyed by animals that leave the forest in search of food. We should protect these wild animals by giving them space to roam and breed peacefully without their habitat being destroyed by mankind's greed for land for cultivation. --\ ------------------------- Why all this hate for them? 10 May 2006 TRACE MATT Penang -- I AM deeply mortified that dog shooters can be so cruel. I have heard stories of pet dogs being shot " accidentally " when they were right outside their owners' home. Recently, a dog sitting near its house gate was shot in the eye. It ran into its home, bleeding, eyes and all. The reports of stray dogs being beaten to death and a stray puppy's neck being broken are sickening. Don't the people who do such things have a heart? It seems as if they have a lot of hate for the animal. --\ ---------------------------Take action against poachers 10 May 2006 AZIZAH RAHMAD Shah Alam -- IT was extremely sad to read about the death of yet another of our wildlife ( " Elephant dies of gunshot wounds " — NST, May 9). This poor female elephant, believed to be 15 or 16 years old, was found shot in the forehead by officials of the Perak Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) who were planning earlier to relocate her. While I appreciate the hard work and efforts by Perhilitan in trying to save our wildlife, I plead with the Government to provide heavier penalties for poachers and those who kill wildlife. Ensure that the greedy poachers are put behind bars. We are fast losing our greenery in the name of development and we simply cannot afford to lose our fauna too. We intrude into their habitats and force them to co-exist with us and seek food in our plantations. And when they do that, we chase them away to protect ourselves and our properties. Where are they going to go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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