To save the Malayan tiger, poachers could be shot on sight

Just minutes into an interview with The Star, Datuk Abdul Kadir Abu Hashim is upset.

The Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) director-general has held many press conferences to report the seizure of animal parts ranging from tiger skins and rhino horns to pangolin scales with his composure intact. But at this one-on-one interview, he is finding it difficult to talk about the damage that poachers’ snares inflict on wildlife in the forests.