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Perhilitan: Seven dusky leaf monkeys culled in Port Dickson after they attacked humans

SEREMBAN: The Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) has been forced to cull seven adult lotong (dusky leaf monkeys, also known as dusky langurs) in an operation in Port Dickson as these had caused serious injuries to humans on three occasions this year. Perhilitan said all seven monkeys were aggressive and had to be put down after attempts to trap or relocate them failed. It also debunked reports on social media that its officers 20 dusky leaf monkeys were shot and killed in an operation at Batu 2, Jalan Pantai on May 19. There were no juveniles culled in the operation as mentioned in the viral reports.

Experts Urge G20 Leaders To End Cruel Wildlife Trade

Thursday, 20 May 2021, 9:59 am World Animal Protection has today released a new report that exposes the short fallings in the laws of G20 countries that continue to cruelly exploit wildlife and leave the world vulnerable to future pandemics. Every day, thousands of wild animals are poached or farmed and sold into the global multi-billion-dollar trade - as food, pets, luxury goods, traditional medicine and entertainment. The NGO is appealing to G20 world leaders to ban the global trade in wild animals, warning that the current system is failing and enables the transmission of zoonotic diseases’’. The report uncovers inefficiencies in G20 countries that enable the

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