‘Forest farmers’ in despair


Signboard on the Central Spine Road in Raub, Pahang, notifying motorists to keep watch for tapirs that may be crossing the road. — FARID WAHAB/The Star

A FURTHER decline in population of the Malayan tapir could pose a serious threat to the country’s natural ecosystem.

This warning from wildlife activists and conservationists was made after news surfaced that the species is rapidly vanishing in Peninsular Malaysia.

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