Tigress rescued from trap, poachers get hefty fine


KOTA BARU: The Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) has rescued an 80kg female Malayan tiger that was snared and injured in a poacher’s trap near the NTT Metro Farm, Pos Blau in Gua Musang.

Kelantan Perhilitan director Mohamad Hafid Rohani said the department was alerted about the incident by a worker at the farm on Friday.

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