Female tapir killed in suspected collision on LPT2 near Kijal

A female tapir was found dead near Kijal on the East Coast Expressway 2, suspected to be hit by a four-wheel-drive.

The 200-kilogramme tapir had head injuries, abrasions, and a fractured hind leg from the collision.

Authorities urge drivers to observe speed limits and heed wildlife warnings to prevent further incidents.

CHUKAI, Oct 23 — An adult female tapir was found dead after it was believed to have been hit by a four-wheel-drive vehicle at KM 299.5 of the East Coast Expressway 2 (LPT2), near Kijal here, this morning.

Terengganu Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) director Dennis Ten Choon Yung said the department received information about the incident from the LPT2 management at 8am before four officers from the Kemaman district office were dispatched to the scene an hour later to investigate and conduct an inspection.

He said the inspection found that the 200-kilogramme tapir suffered head injuries, several abrasions on its body and a fractured left hind leg, believed to have been caused by the collision.

“The tapir carcass was disposed of after the inspection was completed,” he said in a statement today.

Dennis said the Bukit Kambing Forest Reserve was the nearest forest reserve to the scene, located about seven kilometres from where the tapir was found.

He also advised highway users to observe speed limits and pay attention to wildlife crossing warning signs to prevent similar incidents from recurring. — Bernama

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在东海岸高速公路 2 号线基贾尔附近发现一头雌性貘的尸体，怀疑是被四驱车撞死的。

这只重达 200 公斤的貘在碰撞中头部受伤、身上有擦伤，后腿骨折。

当局敦促驾驶员遵守限速规定并听从野生动物警告，以防止再次发生事故。

楚凯，10 月 23 日讯——今天上午，在东海岸高速公路 2 号 (LPT2) 299.5 公里处，靠近基贾尔附近，发现一头成年雌性貘死亡，据信是被一辆四驱车撞死的。

登嘉楼野生动物和国家公园局（Perhilitan）局长丹尼斯·登·春永表示，该局于上午 8 点从 LPT2 管理层处获悉了这起事件，随后一小时后，克马曼县办事处派出四名官员前往现场进行调查和检查。

他说，检查发现这只重达 200 公斤的貘头部受伤，身上有多处擦伤，左后腿骨折，据信是由碰撞造成的。

“检查结束后，貘的尸体已被处理掉，”他今天在一份声明中说。

丹尼斯说，武吉甘宾森林保护区是距离事发地点最近的森林保护区，距离发现貘的地方大约七公里。

他还建议高速公路使用者遵守限速规定，并注意野生动物穿越警告标志，以防止类似事件再次发生。——马新社

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