Fewer than 150 Malayan tigers left in the country, says Takiyuddin


KUALA LUMPUR: There are fewer than 150 of the highly endangered Malayan tigers left in the country, says Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan.

The tiger is a priority conservation target for the government, with the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) spearheading extraordinary actions for the conservation of the animal and its habitat from 2021 to 2030, he said in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (March 24).

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