Sahabat Alam Malaysia / Friends of the Earth Malaysia

The Malaysian state of Sabah has made headlines again with more deaths of pygmy elephants. What was most shocking about the most recent case was the manner in which the poor elephant was brutally gunned […]

Friends of the Earth Malaysia (FOEM) is heartened to learn of the Malaysian government’s commitment to battle poaching by assigning a special Wildlife Department battalion to patrol of the country’s jungles. […]

There have been several incidents recently in Malaysia which have highlighted the disturbing trend of individuals keeping wildlife as pets.

The media recently covered an incident where a sun bear was kept […]

More action and less talk is required to combat wildlife crime. Many species are becoming severely depleted and may disappear if more is not urgently done by governments.

High value seizures of contraband […]

Following the international observance of Earth Day, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM)/Friends of the Earth Malaysia (FOEM) would like to highlight the fact that at least one-fifth of mammal species found in Malaysia […]

Friends of the Earth Malaysia (FOEM) is disheartened to learn that the consumption of dog and cat meat has caught on in Malaysia, with some Vietnamese nationals selling dog and cat meat in the Malaysian state of […]

Malaysia’s tigers, the epitome of power and grace, are in dire straits. It’s unthinkable that our tigers’ footprints are vanishing from Malaysian soil. Ecologists and tiger conservation groups keep sounding the […]

Friends of the Earth Malaysia (FOEM) is shocked at the surge in cases of animal cruelty inflicted on companion animals in Malaysia. Statistics from Malaysia’s Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) revealed that […]

Here in Malaysia, local media often display images of seizures of pangolin, ivory, rhino horn, tiger parts and turtles with headlines hailing the success of wildlife seizures by the Malaysian authorities. While […]

Friends of the Earth Malaysia (FOEM), an environmental NGO in Penang, Malaysia, expresses shock and horror at the massacre of nearly 300 crocodiles in Indonesia’s West Papua province.

The July 14th massacre o […]

Alien fish species have long been known to dwell in Malaysian dams, lakes and rivers, but not much attention has been paid to their existence so far. Piranhas, African catfish, pirarucu (Arapaima gigas), peacock […]

The shooting of a chimpanzee at a zoo in Langkawi, Kedah in Malaysia has attracted much publicity since being highlighted by animal rights activists. Friends of the Earth Malaysia (FOEM) raises concerns both about […]

Following a recent incident in Thailand in which a male elephant killed his owner, Friends of the Earth Malaysia (FOEM) is once again asking questions about the wider issues surrounding the use of elephants in […]

Friends of the Earth Malaysia (FOEM) is astounded at the death of yet another wild elephant in Gerik, Perak. The incident occurred on January 3rd, when a 40 year old female elephant was electrocuted by a live wire […]

Friends of the Earth Malaysia (FOEM) is appalled at the frequent occurrences of road kills affecting our endangered species. It has been reported that since 2011, 1,110 wild mammals – including civets, wild bo […]

Malaysians consume chicken meat and eggs on a daily basis, yet hardly a thought is given to the horrendous conditions in the modern livestock raising systems known as ‘factory farms’.

Malaysia is largely sel […]

Every now and then, we receive reports of orphaned Borneo pygmy elephants being rescued by the Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD). These baby elephants haven’t just gotten lost – their mothers are nowhere to be f […]