Orang Asli Menraq Patrol Unit get international award for conservation efforts


Menraq Patrol Unit members (from left) Ardi Kembong, Safian Latif, Fahmi Jali, Sufian Raman and Talib Mat Razi.

PETALING JAYA: The team leaders of the Orang Asli Menraq Patrol Unit has won the IUCN WCPA International Ranger Award 2023 for their conservation efforts in the Royal Belum State Park.

This is the first time that a Malaysian team has won this award, which is in its third year and is held in conjunction with World Ranger Day on July 31.

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