Ulu Muda wildlife under threat


Cause for concern: A still from a WildCRU camera trap showing suspected poachers in the Ulu Muda Reserve, which is one of only two places in the peninsula where the spotted leopard (inset) is found.

PETALING JAYA: The Ulu Muda Reserve in Kedah, which is already facing risk as a water catchment area, is in danger of having its wildlife poached.

Poachers and hunters from as far as Laos and Myanmar have been detected in the forest, which is one of two places in Peninsular Malaysia where the spotted leo­pard is found.

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