The Recent Sighting Of Malayan Tigers At Felda Ker..

The recent sighting of Malayan tigers at Felda Kerteh, Terengganu, highlights the need to address factors leading to human-wildlife conflict. Other than poaching, the existence of tigers is constantly threatened by habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation. With their source of food and shelter destroyed, tigers are forced to leave protective areas to find sustenance and establish territories.

While it can be challenging to balance the needs of humans and wildlife, we must show empathy to both. We have to nurture compassion for the critically endangered Malayan tiger, while also considering the wellbeing of people living in surrounding areas.

We commend Kementerian Tenaga dan Sumber Asli for identifying strategies to address human-wildlife conflict, and boosting efforts to preserve our iconic Malayan tigers.

These strategies include ensuring the continuity of the forest complexes in the Central Forest Spine, and working with state governments to improve the connectivity between the tigers’ roaming areas.

We also welcome the announcement that a National Tiger Conservation Task Force will be set up to address this crisis. This move is crucial and timely, in light of the worrying decline of our Malayan tiger population.



The recent sighting of Malayan tigers at Felda Kerteh, Terengganu, highlights the need to address factors leading to human-wildlife conflict. Other than poaching, the existence of tigers is constantly threatened by habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation. With their source of food and shelter destroyed, tigers are forced to leave protective areas to find sustenance and establish territories.

While it can be challenging to balance the needs of humans and wildlife, we must show empathy to both. We have to nurture compassion for the critically endangered Malayan tiger, while also considering the wellbeing of people living in surrounding areas.

We commend Kementerian Tenaga dan Sumber Asli for identifying strategies to address human-wildlife conflict, and boosting efforts to preserve our iconic Malayan tigers.

These strategies include ensuring the continuity of the forest complexes in the Central Forest Spine, and working with state governments to improve the connectivity between the tigers’ roaming areas.

We also welcome the announcement that a National Tiger Conservation Task Force will be set up to address this crisis. This move is crucial and timely, in light of the worrying decline of our Malayan tiger population.

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