35 tapirs die in accidents from 2010-2015

20 Apr 2016 / 13:09 H.
    35 tapirs die in accidents from 2010-2015
    (L-R) ArtSemble Co-Founder Chong Kean Foong, Child Refugee & Rights Advocate Deborah Henry, UEM Sunrise COO, Raymond Cheah, Malaysia Nature Society Executive Director I.S Shanmugaraj, Malaysian Deputy Minister of Natural Resources & Enviroment Datuk Haji Hamim Samuri, Malaysian Nature Society President Henry Goh and UEM Sunrise Retail & Assets Management General Manager Devamanokaran Poonagasu admiring the 3,000 Malayan Tapir Clay Figurines after the launch of the Malayan Tapir Awareness Exhibition Campaign at the Publika, Kuala Lumpur, April 19, 2016. — Sunpix by Norman Hiu

KUALA LUMPUR: As many as 35 tapirs were recorded to have died in road accidents between 2010 and 2015, according to Deputy Human Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Hamim Samuri.
He said the threats to the animal's natural habitat such as land-clearing, farming and new settlements projects were the factors causing the tapirs to move into areas close to human dwellings.
"As such, the ministry has undertaken various efforts to protect, conserve and ensure sustainability of the wildlife, including implementing the 'Safe Tapir Crossing' programme by putting up signboards of tapir crossings at locations which are often used by the wildlife.
"A total of 24 signboards for tapir crossings, 37 transverse bar sets, and 24 amber light units have been put up in four locations in Johor last year at a cost of RM180,000 under the Central Forest Spine (CFS) project," he said in his speech at the launch of tapir awareness campaign at the Publika shopping centre here today.
He added that 260 animal crossing signboards had been put up throughout Peninsular Malaysia so far. — Bernama

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