Only 23 tigers left in forest reserves in Perak


Cute cubs: Tuanku Zara admiring one of the children from the Permata Permai kindergarten. The youngsters are in tiger costumes in celebration of the International Day held at Taman Ina. — Bernama

GERIK: The Perak State Parks Corporation has estimated that there are only 23 tigers left in the Royal Belum and Temenggor forest reserves.

The number represented a 60% drop from the over 60 tigers recorded in the two forest reserves seven years ago, its general manager Mohamed Shah Redza Hussein announced yesterday.

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