Clarion call to save critically endangered Malayan tiger


Zaim Ibrahim Chan Kok Leong

Besides the threat posed by poachers, the Malayan tiger is also facing food issues as the sambar deer, one of its staple prey, is depleting in number due to hunting. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, July 25, 2019.

POACHING and illegal trade are the biggest threats to the Malayan tiger, which is on the “critically endangered” list, said activists.

World Wide Fund for Nature-Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia) told The Malaysian Insight it is estimated that fewer than 200 Malayan tigers are left in the peninsula.


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