Buying time for our dying tapir


Highway to hope: Nik Nazmi says his ministry has continuously strengthened habitat protection and ecological corridors to reduce roadkill cases.

SUBANG JAYA: A total of 112 Malayan Tapirs were killed by road traffic between 2020 and March 2024, says the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister.

Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said the animal is increasingly threatened due to the loss and fragmentation of wildlife habitats caused by the construction of highways and roads through forested areas.

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