Woman with nine Java mousedeer arrested

 

The rescued animals have been sent to the Langkawi district wildlife office.

LANGKAWI: A woman who had nine Java mousedeer (Tragulus javanicus) without permit has been arrested at her house in Ulu Melaka, this morning.

Java mousedeer are the smallest of ungulates (animals with hooves) and at maturity, are just the size of a rabbit.

Langkawi Region One Marine Police Force (PPM) commanding officer DSP Rohizan Mohamad Saaid said the 46-year-old woman was detained with the help of the Langkawi district department of wildlife and national parks (Perhilitan), at 11am.

“As a result of the raid under ‘Op Bersepadu Khazanah’, the woman was found having in her possession nine mouse-deer without permit from the wildlife department,” he said.

“The operation team has seized all the ungulates and taken them to the Langkawi district wildlife office for further action,” he said in a statement, today.

Rohizan said the seizure was estimated to be worth RM1,500.

“The case will be investigated under Section 60 (1) (a) of the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010,” he said.  - FMT