Guest guest Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Can anyone with knowledge on this comment as to whether commercial breeding is the right thing to do and whether it should be allowed? A grateful thanks! Yitze Friday June 1, 2007-The Star Commercial breeding of wildlife set to take off KUCHING: Commercial breeding of nine species of wildlife is ready to take off, said Wildlife and National Parks Department veterinary officer Dr Zainal Zahari Zainuddin. The nine species include porcupine, barking deer, pangolin and mouse deer. " We are increasing the number of wild animals in 12 conservation centres. The commercial farming of the animals can now take off, " he said at a seminar organised by the Malaysia Society of Animal Production. Dr Zainal said selected farmers were now involved in the breeding of porcupines while that of mouse deer would start later this year. He said the department had to increase the number of barking deer and mouse deer in captivity to produce more offspring for distribution to the farmers. " We will come up with a book on commercialisation of mouse deer this year, " he added. He said the department together with Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi) and several universities had conducted research on farming of wildlife. Dr Zainal said the authorities had to be strict with permits for commercial breeding of wildlife to check the illegal trade of endangered species, like the pangolin. He said smugglers had used Malaysia as a hub to export pangolins from Thailand and Indonesia to China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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