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THIS may be the Year of the Tiger, but they are disappearing from our jungles at an alarming rate. Let’s dispense with the silly excuses. We have destroyed their habitat and now, we’re expected to believe in this ecological fairy tale that clearing jungles is advantageous to these majestic animals.
WWF-Malaysia would like to clarify our stance on recent news reports that ‘logging is good for tigers’. As a research-based organisation, we believe in learning and understanding conservation science and its methods. Our study published in 2009 entitled The importance of selectively logged forests for tiger Panthera tigris conservation: a population density estimate in Peninsular Malaysia by D. Mark Rayan and Shariff Wan Mohamad was done to obtain information on density of tigers specifically in selectively logged forests. It is important to note that the study re...
WWF-Malaysia clarified Wednesday that its 2009 study on tigers (pic) found the animals benefited only in a selectively logged part of a forest that also adhered to sustainable management, and not indiscriminate logging
The Year of the Tiger calls for greater learning and understanding.
WWF Malaysia said the ideal habitat for tigers is always a pristine and undisturbed forest.