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How Wildlife Traffickers Exploit Malaysia’s Airports
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15:00, 26 Mar 2025
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Guest: Kanitha Krishnasamy, Director, TRAFFIC, Southeast Asia
Malaysia’s airports have become hotspots for wildlife trafficking, with thousands of animals smuggled through Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in just the last few months. Endangered primates, turtles, reptiles, and even bats have been packed into luggage and flown out of the country, often only intercepted at other airports outside the country. What’s allowing this illegal trade to thrive, and what needs to be done to stop it? We speak to Kanitha Krishnasamy, the Director of TRAFFIC Southeast Asia, to understand the scale of the problem, and the urgent action needed to stop it.
Image Credit: Shutterstock
Presenter: Juliet Jacobs
Producer: Juliet Jacobs
the bigger pictureearth matterswildlife traffickingillegal wildlife tradepoachingwildlife smugglingtrafficKuala Lumpur International Airporttransboundary crime
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How Wildlife Traffickers Exploit Malaysia’s Airports
30 mins
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15:00, 26 Mar 2025
Guest: Kanitha Krishnasamy, Director, TRAFFIC, Southeast Asia
Malaysia’s airports have become hotspots for wildlife trafficking, with thousands of animals smuggled through Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in just the last few months. Endangered primates, turtles, reptiles, and even bats have been packed into luggage and flown out of the country, often only intercepted at other airports outside the country. What’s allowing this illegal trade to thrive, and what needs to be done to stop it? We speak to Kanitha Krishnasamy, the Director of TRAFFIC Southeast Asia, to understand the scale of the problem, and the urgent action needed to stop it.
Image Credit: Shutterstock
Presenter: Juliet Jacobs
Producer: Juliet Jacobs
the bigger pictureearth matterswildlife traffickingillegal wildlife tradepoachingwildlife smugglingtrafficKuala Lumpur International Airporttransboundary crime
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