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(April 01, 2025) Fewer than 150 Malayan tigers remain in their home range of Peninsular Malaysia. Poaching to supply an illegal trade in their body parts is a major threat to the survival of this critically endangered subspecies of tiger, Panthera tigris jacksoni. A new study details a link between the trafficking of people and Malayan tiger parts: Vietnamese migrant workers in Malaysia, indebted to their employers, often turn to the illegal wildlife trade, while network managers and vessel captains use fishing ...

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(March 21, 2025) HARIMAU Malaya menjadi simbol kekuatan dan keberanian menghiasi Jata Malaysia serta tanda kebesaran diraja, selain diangkat sebagai ikon oleh beberapa entiti kerajaan dan korporat.Ia dilindungi di bawah Akta Pemuliharaan Hidupan Liar 2010 (Akta 716) dan tersenarai sebagai sangat terancam dalam Senarai Merah Spesies Terancam Kesatuan Antarabangsa untuk Pemuliharaan Alam Sekitar (IUCN), bermaksud berisiko tinggi untuk pupus di habitat liar.Dilaporkan terdapat kurang 150 harimau Malaya di hutan neg...

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(January 12, 2025) DI sebalik kemeriahan skuad bola sepak negara dengan panggilan 'Harimau Malaya', jumlah haiwan itu di hutan-hutan Malaysia sebenarnya semakin merosot. Harimau Malaya atau Panthera tigris jacksoni hari ini dikesan hanya sekitar 150 ekor sahaja di seluruh negara.Angka ini menurun drastik sekali berbanding 12 tahun lalu yang merekodkan hampir 3000 ekor harimau. Ia menjadikan haiwan itu dilabelkan sebagai Spesies Terancam Tahap Kritikal di bawah Senarai Merah Spesies Terancam Kesatuan Pemuliharaan A...

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(January 02, 2025) Malaysia’s transition to becoming a developed and high-income nation has imposed pressure on its biodiversity.Thankfully, the country has been ramping up its efforts in conservation and the sustainable management of its biodiversity. For instance, it aims for biodiversity conservation to be effectively mainstreamed into development frameworks, threatened natural ecosystems to be sustainably managed and degraded ecosystems restored by 2030, according to the National Policy on Biological Diversity...

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(October 05, 2024) OVER the years, the tabling of the national budget in Parliament has become an annual affair that has Malaysians glued to their screens for the latest updates to find out what they will be getting – or not getting.For some environmentalists and conservationists, this is what they are hoping nature will get in 2025 when Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announces the Budget at the Dewan Rakyat on Oct 18, 2024.

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(September 16, 2024) KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 (Bernama) -- The Malayan Tiger has long been celebrated as a national symbol of strength and power in Malaysia, proudly gracing the nation’s coat of arms, royal insignia, and other emblems of authority.Yet, despite its revered status, the Malayan Tiger faces an uncertain future. The tiger’s presence may soon be confined to cultural symbols and the nickname of the national football team as the species battles against escalating threats to its survival.The preliminary results...

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(September 15, 2024) HARIMAU Malaya telah lama diraikan sebagai antara simbol kekuatan dan keberanian negara Malaysia. Ia menghiasi Jata Negara dan tanda kebesaran diraja serta menjadi ikon identiti pelbagai agensi kerajaan dan korporat di negara ini.Namun, kewujudannya tidak lama lagi mungkin hanya pada simbol budaya dan gelaran pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan sahaja. Kelangsungan hidup spesies ini sedang terancam, dengan anggaran populasi kurang daripada 150 ekor di Semenanjung Malaysia menjelang 2022.Demikian dapat...

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(September 09, 2024) Taman Negara, Peninsular Malaysia’s premier national park, is celebrated for its extraordinary biodiversity centered around a 130-million-year-old tropical rainforest that’s believed to be the world’s oldest. Within it, a remarkable variety of plants and animals take shelter. However, this wealth of wildlife has also made it a target for traffickers, disrupting the park’s delicate ecosystem.A recent analysis by wildlife trade monitoring group TRAFFIC revealed that at least 28 seizure incidents i...

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(August 15, 2024) KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): There have been over 57,000 human-wildlife conflict reports over the past five years, which is a 40% increase from the previous five years, said Ahmad Afandi, fellow at Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, at the “Exploring pathways towards human-wildlife co-existence in Malaysia” panel at the PRAXIS 2024 conference.These conflicts involve a wide range of species, from small animals to large mammals, and have resulted in significant losses, inj...

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(August 11, 2024) THE Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) is an iconic species, revered in many cultures across Asia. In Malaysia, these majestic creatures hold a special place in the ecosystem and cultural heritage.Tomorrow, we celebrate World Elephant Day to raise awareness about on the critical role elephants play in the ecosystems and the threats they face. This day serves as a call to advocate for stronger conservation policies and initiatives. It's also a time to celebrate the beauty, intelligence, and social ...

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