KOTA BARU: Kelantan's Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) confirmed receiving a report of a tiger’s carcass discovered in Sungai Dabong, Kuala Krai on Friday afternoon.
Perhilitan state director Mohamad Hafid Rohani said the carcass of the critically endangered species was found by villagers while passing through the riverine area.
He said a team of rangers were then deployed to the location to investigate and retrieve the carcass.
"The carcass of the tiger was then sent to the National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Sungkai, Perak, for an autopsy,” he told Bernama on Friday (June 29) night.
Mohamad Hafid said the post-mortem was to unravel the animal's cause of death.
"The results of the necropsy (autopsy of animal)) will be announced soon,” he said. - Bernama
