MAPUTO, March 22 — Chabane Assuba, a Mozambican poacher, was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday after he was convicted of committing crimes against animals protected by law, Xinhua quoted Mozambique's national Radio Mozambique report.

JERANTUT, March 12 — A total of 1,010 rifle licences have been cancelled since 2020 as part of efforts to combat illegal hunting, said Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Malaysian Armed Forces veterans and Orang Asli were among 800 people appointed yesterday as Wildlife Rangers under the Biodiversity Protection and Patrolling Programme (BP3).

JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 11 — The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar yesterday warned restaurant owners in the state to stop selling exotic meat.