Malay government introduces plan to save tigers
Wednesday, December 24, 2008In what may be interesting news for people going on holidays to Malaysia, the country's government has launched an ambitious new plan to save its tigers.
With numbers having fallen to only 500 due to poaching and encroachment of the animals' habitat, it is hoped that the Tiger Action Plan will increase numbers to around 1,000 over the next 12 years.
The government commented that this will be achieved through the creation of jungle corridors to allow the tigers to move through their habitat more easily, as well as through the implementation of better security measures.
Tigers frequently become targets for poachers due to their striking pelts, as well as because their bones make up the ingredients of some kinds of Chinese medicine.
This is despite the fact that there have been laws in place to protect them since the 1970s.
Malaysia is home to a host of endangered species, including orangutans and pygmy elephants.
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