Director, TRAFFIC in Southeast Asia; wildlife trade, conservation. Tweets my own.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Joined November 2013
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Kanitha Krishnasamy retweeted
Breaking on pg1 of @fpjindia : TRAFFIC's latest research report says India is the destination for majority of Gibbons trafficked from Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.
Of the 33 seizure incidents involving 86 Gibbons from Jan 2024-August 2026, 18 were at Indian airports, mainly Chennai, Bengaluru and Mumbai.
10 Gibbons intercepted by Malaysian authorities and three by Thai were also destined for India.
Gibbons are hugely popular as exotic pets in India. The babies are caught in the wild after killing their parents.
@KrishnanShravan
Visa, Visa-fee waiver for Indians to South-East Asian countries coincide with gibbon-trafficking incidents, should be scrutinised by authorities.
Indian authorities need to educate the rich on why keeping these primates as pets is problematic.
TRAFFIC's report calls for greater collaboration between India and south-east Asian countries to curb this trade and calls for greater detection measures by airlines.
@TRAFFIC_WLTrade @vsudarshan
A senior Customs officer, accused of illegally disposing of seized pangolin scales, charged with dishonest misappropriation of property, was granted a discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA) - Investigation was led by Malaysia’s Anticorruption agency
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Kanitha Krishnasamy retweeted
1. A big win against illegal wildlife trade! Courts have ruled that anyone caught illegally with the most threatened protected wildlife be fined a minimum of RM150,000 PER PART of that wildlife, according to the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 (the “Act”). 🧵
Kanitha Krishnasamy retweeted
👏🦈 Congratulations to Hong Kong SAR on this seizure and conviction!
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Identifying #shark species from just their fins is a huge challenge for #lawenforcement. But our 3D-printed replica shark fins simplify the task: loom.ly/CFvPLLM
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Kanitha Krishnasamy retweeted
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Kanitha Krishnasamy retweeted
#Malaysia has seen some of the world’s largest seizures of ivory, rhino horn and pangolin scales. Last week, we brought together key players to strategise, share knowledge, and strengthen the country's defenses against #wildlifecrime!
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@StateINL
Kanitha Krishnasamy retweeted
Bangladesh - a top importer of CITES Appendix I and II listed birds for the #pettrade - has been suspended from trading live birds with @CITES Parties, since Nov 2023. To end the ban, #Bangladesh must prove they can adequately monitor and regulate trade. loom.ly/O1pNOdM
Kanitha Krishnasamy retweeted
🚨 Five days left to apply for the Director of #Policy role!
You must be experienced working in global #environmental policy with strong diplomatic skills. Don't miss this rare opportunity to make lasting change in biodiversity and trade policy!
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Kanitha Krishnasamy retweeted
🔎💵Follow the money!
#WildlifeCrime is intrinsically linked with money laundering. Equipping enforcement with financial investigation skills greatly expands their capacity to catch criminals and bring them to #justice.
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@stateINL
Kanitha Krishnasamy retweeted
On 17 August, come meet us at Rimba Ilmu Botanic Garden, Universiti Malaya! Happy to be part of their 50th anniversary celebrations. We'll have a booth from 9.30am-5pm, then at 3pm, we'll talk about how we do our journalism, in talks curated by Sunda Shelves. #MacarangaInTheFlesh
Kanitha Krishnasamy retweeted
Here we go! Introducing Wildlife Investigative Reporters & Editors (WIRE), a new journalism nonprofit from me, @rebersole, and @OlliePayneHere to make sure important stories about exploitation of nature and animals continue to be told. wireonline.org/
Kanitha Krishnasamy retweeted
No end to crazy #wildlife smuggling via air between Southeast Asia and #India . This time 50 birds, many birds-of-paradise, 5 tarsiers and 1 cuscus - all found stuffed in luggage of 10 Indian nationals leaving Jakarta, #Indonesia for Mumbai and Bengaluru shorturl.at/Grb91
ALT ANTARA photo shows how live wild animals were hidden in luggage at Soekarno Hatta Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia
ALT ANTARA photo shows some of the live wild animals hidden in luggage at Soekarno Hatta Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia
Kanitha Krishnasamy retweeted
Committed to end wildlife crime!
On intelligence inputs of WCCB, one piece of elephant #ivory (Total Weight- 2.080 kg) was seized in joint #operation conducted by #WCCB and Tamil Nadu #Forest Department at Oochikulam village, #Kalakkad on 19-06-2024.
Kanitha Krishnasamy retweeted
NEW RESEARCH ON #INTERNATIONALTIGERDAY
🐅 In our recent survey of city residents in Viet Nam, almost 45% self-reported using tiger products, mostly tiger bone glue.
Learn more about this and what we're doing to help tigers.
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@UKBCFs
Kanitha Krishnasamy retweeted
#Tigers facing new threats from evolving consumer demand
- surge in tiger bone glue’s popularity in #Vietnam may be due to influx of #lion bones, exported from #SouthAfrica, as traffickers often launder lion bones as tiger
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#illegalwildlifetrade
Kanitha Krishnasamy retweeted
Even as their court case over land rights isn’t yet settled, Orang Asli villagers in Pos Lanai face a new enemy - rare earth mining. Already, their rivers, their source of water, are polluted from logging and farming.
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#OrangAsli #customaryland #rareearths
Kanitha Krishnasamy retweeted
For possessing a whopping 1K animal parts and snares, 15 charges laid against 3 Vietnamese & 1 Malaysian. They were caught near Taman Negara. The parts include 397 bear claws, leopard, pangolin, tiger, clouded leopard, serow, elephant. traffic.org/news/major-malay…
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#wildlifecrime
Over 1,000 wildlife parts including bear, tiger and leopard were seized from 4 people last year, not far from Malaysia’s premier #TamanNegara.
Now, 15 charges have been laid on them.
Many more incidences within a 30km radius of TamanNegara since 2019 traffic.org/news/major-malay…
Kanitha Krishnasamy retweeted
A national #park and surrounding #forests near the seizure site are among the last remaining havens of the Critically Endangered Malayan #tiger and more. At least 28 known #wild animal seizure incidents recorded in a 30 km radius of the park 2019-2024: shorturl.at/Fnzgt
Kanitha Krishnasamy retweeted
#News 15 charges have been laid against 4 people linked to 1,005 #wildlife parts seized near protected areas in #Malaysia.
Shows just how important it is to keep guarding forests and tracking the criminals emptying it: traffic.org/news/major-malay…
@kanithak_ @TRAFFIC_WLTrade