Ban on deer hunting to save Malayan tiger


PETALING JAYA: A six-year hunting moratorium on sambar deer is expected to start from November in a move to help save the Malayan tiger, the Government revealed.

Natural Resources and Environ­ment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said wildlife officials had asked to renew the ban, which ended in November last year.

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