Body of Dead Tiger Found in River in Kelantan, Cause of Death to be Investigated

Kelantan’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) have confirmed receiving a report of tiger’s carcass discovered in Sungai Dabong, Kuala Krai.

According to BERNAMA, Perhilitan state director Mohamad Hafid Rohani said the carcass of the critically endangered species was found by villagers while passing through the riverine area.

He said a team of rangers was then deployed to the location to investigate and retrieve the carcass. “The carcass of the tiger was then sent to the National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Sungkai, Perak, for an autopsy,” he told BERNAMA.

Mohamad Hafid said the post-mortem was to unravel the cause of death of the wild animal.

“The results of the necropsy (autopsy of animal)) will be announced soon.”

This comes just a few days after the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability highlighted that our Malayan Tigers are critically endangered.

In the Dewan Rakyat on 26 June, Deputy Minister, Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii revealed that based on the 1st National Harimau Malaya Survey from 2016 to 2020, there are only less than 150 Harimau Malaya tigers left in Malaysia.

Huang was responding to a question by Bukit Bendera Member of Parliament (MP) Syarleena Abdul Rashid who wanted to know what the government is doing to increase the Harimau Malaya’s population and whether they have yielded any results.

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