THE sight of a crocodile swimming in the waters off Teluk Bahang, Penang, on Tuesday was more than just an anomaly: it was a symbol of our strained relationship with nature.
The reptile’s shocking appearance – not in a remote river but at a popular tourist beach – should serve as an immediate and uncomfortable wake-up call, reinforcing a lesson Malaysia has been learning the hard way: rapid, unsustainable urban expansion inevitably leads to conflict with nature.
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