Malaysian zoology pioneer Dr Lim Boo Liat dies at 94


PETALING JAYA: Dr Lim Boo Liat, one of the pioneers in the field of zoology in Malaysia, died at home in Cheras at the age of 94 on Saturday (July 11).

Those involved in the field of conservation paid their tributes to him online, saying that the country had lost a legend in the field.

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