Malaysia set to lose biodiversity as species go extinct

A rare glimpse of the endangered Malayan tiger caught in a wildlife camera trap. Apex predators like tigers play a huge role in the health of forests. Photo: WWF-Malaysia

Norizan Mohd Mazlan of WW-Malaysia was struck by a documentary she watched recently on the Discovery Channel. In it, pear farmers in China are shown pollinating their trees by hand.

“They are pollinating with chicken feathers. Imagine the time and resources required to do that, (something) which we take for granted,” says Norizan, who is WWF-Malaysia’s head of conservation, peninsular Malaysia programme.