It is a bitter pill to swallow, but Malaysia remains a key transit hub for illegal wildlife trade due to several factors. Logistics hurdleMalaysia remains a central global transit hub for the illegal wildlife trade for Southeast Asia and Africa. Structural weaknessAnother structural weakness in protecting Malaysian wildlife is the lack of a single federal wildlife protection body. According to Global Monitoring Data, 74 percent online wildlife trade advertisements are on social media channels. As mentioned previously, Malaysia is a well-known wildlife smuggling hub, both as a source and transit.