LOCAL and foreign poaching syndicates are emptying our forests of tigers, their prey and other wildlife. Between 2010 and 2011, close to 1,000 snares were detected in three priority tiger landscapes – Belum-Temengor, Taman Negara and Endau-Rompin.
This is why it is crucial that rangers, who are positioned at the front line of defence against poaching, must be equipped, trained and motivated.
