On Monday (Jan 17), traces of logging were seen in drone footage that went viral, with claims that the logging took place in the vicinity of a tiger habitat and an Orang Asli village in Pos Bihai, Gua Musang. Is this true?
VERDICT:
FALSE
On Monday, Kelantan Forestry Department director Abdul Khalim Abu Samah said the logging looked like it was close to the area, but was in fact 5km to 6km away from where a recent tiger attack occurred.
“I advise the public not to manipulate the image as the logging location is not close to the tiger habitat or the location of the wild animal attack,” he said.
“Checks revealed that the location of the tiger attack, Pos Bihai, is an Orang Asli settlement area outside the Perias Permanent Forest Reserve,” added Abdul Khalim.
He said this when asked to comment on media reports regarding allegations by a non-governmental organisation that recorded an image using a drone to detect logging activities in the tiger habitat area located near the Orang Asli village in Pos Bihai, Gua Musang.
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