JOHOR BARU (Bernama): A male tapir was found dead, believed to have been hit by a heavy vehicle at Jalan Sedili-Tenggaroh, near Kota Tinggi here Tuesday (April 6).
Johor Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) director Salman Saaban said the carcass of the tapir, weighing 250kg, was found at about 10.40am Wednesday (April 7) following a report from passers-by.
"The tapir is believed to have been run over by a heavy vehicle as we did not find any vehicle fragments at the scene. The incident is believed to have occurred last night or early today, ” he said Wednesday.
Salman said the morphological measurements of the carcass were taken before it was buried in a nearby area.