Poaching of endangered Malayan Tiger a national tragedy, says WWF-Malaysia


There are fewer than 150 Malayan Tigers left in the wild. – Emmanuel Rondeau/WWF-US

JOHOR BARU: The World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia) has described the killing of a Malayan Tiger in Johor as a national tragedy and shame, calling for offenders to face the full weight of the law.

WWF-Malaysia senior conservation director Dr Henry Chan said the discovery of the tiger carcass in a car in Felda Tenggaroh, Mersing on Malaysia Day (Sept 16), and the arrest of three individuals linked to the case was a tragic blow, especially as the species is critically endangered with fewer than 150 left in the wild.

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