Plan protects Malayan tigers too

Endangered species: The Malayan tiger is roaming the jungles of the peninsula. It is often poached for purported medicinal value.

PETALING JAYA: The animal that symbolises Malaysia – the Malayan tiger – has leapt into the 11th Malaysia Plan.

With not more than 350 of this large cat still ­roaming our forests, the Government plans to increase its numbers along with other endangered species such as the elephant, sambar deer (rusa) and the gaur (seladang).