Behind the fences: Zoo Negara visitors observing a Malayan tiger in its enclosure. Initial results of the National Tiger Survey showed the current population of the animals to be fewer than 200. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star
PETALING JAYA: With the number of Malayan tigers in the wild dwindling to below 200, authorities are embarking on an ambitious project to intensively breed and “rewild” the species.
As a start, the project will involve tigers currently at the National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Sungkai, Perak, and will come under the purview of the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan).
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