KOTA KINABALU: No hunting activities are allowed in Sabah with immediate effect following a directive issued by Sabah Wildlife Department here.
The temporary state wide freeze on issuance of all hunting licence was done taking into account of the prolong drought, the department said in a statement.
"This measure was a precautionary move and to reduce occurrence of forest fires.
"The chances of forest fire increase with presence of human activity in the forest, for example hunting.
"We will withdraw the temporary suspension once the drought season is over," said its director William Baya.