Tapir killed on Pahang highway
12 Jul 2016 / 10:38 H.
The Pahang Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) personnel recording details of the dead tapir along Jalan Kuantan-Gambang on July 11, 2016.
PEKAN: A tapir, believed to be about seven years old, was killed by a car along the Jalan Kuantan-Gambang stretch this morning.
Listed as endangered by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks, the animal is believed to have wandered onto the highway in search of food.
It is learnt that this was the third tapir to be killed in the area.
The animals are believed to be forced out of their habitats due to logging and deforestation activities.