PUTRAJAYA, Aug 23 – The Malayan Tiger Crisis Action Plan (MTCAP) 2021-2030 will be developed to address the Malayan tiger population crisis and stabilise the population to 400 individuals by 2030.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) announced that this was agreed upon during the National Tiger Implementation Working Group (MyTWG) meeting yesterday.
“The Department of Wildlife and National Parks of Peninsular Malaysia (PERHILITAN) will report the status of the action plan’s implementation to MyTWG and the National Tiger Conservation Task Force (MyTTE),” it said in a statement.
NRES also noted that MyTWG took into account Malaysia’s involvement in the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), a new international initiative led by the Indian government.
The IBCA leads and coordinates the protection and conservation of big cat species, including tigers, lions, leopards, snow leopards, pumas, jaguars, and cheetahs, to disseminate information on best practices and human capacity development.
It said the Khazanah Integrated Operation had detained 354 Malaysians and 73 foreign nationals, involving seizures amounting to RM150 million between 2021 and July 2024.
“This includes the arrest of four Cambodian nationals in the Al-Sultan Abdullah Royal Tiger Reserve on June 4, 2024,” the statement added.
