Getting tapirs ready for the wild

Born on Feb 12, Bumi is the first Malayan tapir born at the Sungai Dusun Wildlife Conservation Centre in Hulu Selangor this year. — Photos: AZMAN GHANI/The Star

NESTLED within the lush expanse of the Sungai Dusun Wildlife Conservation Centre in Hulu Selangor, Selangor, a remarkable conservation effort is quietly unfolding.

Here, Bumi, a four-month-old Malayan tapir, cautiously approaches the curious humans gathered outside his enclosure, his snout gently nuzzling his mother Eli’s side.