Lost and found (from left): The Malayan tiger whose numbers are down to between 250 and 340 in the wild; Plectostoma sciaphilum - the Malaysian micro snail that was declared extinct in 2014 and made news headlines around the world; and a newly-discovered species of frog, Hylarana centropeninsularis.
Malayan tiger: Estimated to have numbered about 3,000 in the 1950s, the post-Merdeka years have proven detrimental to these magnificent cats. Only between 250 and 340 individuals are left in the jungles of Peninsular Malaysia.
Tok Belang and Sang Kancil
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