Tapir hunted for its meat?


MALACCA: An injured Malayan tapir that strayed into a Bukit Katil village here could have been hunted for its meat.

State Housing, Local Government and Environment committee chairman Datuk Mohd Yunos Husin said that based on feedback, unlicensed hunters were often seen entering the secondary jungle surrounding the Kampung Tun Abdul Razak village in search of the endangered species.

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