Female tapir killed in suspected hit-and-run on Dungun road

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — An adult female tapir weighing about 200kg died after it was believed to have been hit by a vehicle along the Dungun-Bukit Besi road near Kampung Serdang in Dungun last night.

Terengganu Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) director Dennis Ten Choon Yung said the department received a report from a member of the public about the incident at 8.30pm, Bernama reported.

“An inspection found injuries to the tapir’s head and several scratches on its body,” he said in a statement today.

He said the incident occurred about 100 metres from the Bukit Bauk Forest Reserve, where warning signs alerting motorists to wildlife crossings had been installed.

He advised motorists to drive carefully, particularly along roads near forests and wildlife crossings, and to remain alert to warning signs.

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吉隆坡，10月30日讯——昨晚，一只体重约200公斤的成年雌性貘在登嘉楼州登嘉楼-武吉贝西公路靠近沙登村附近被车辆撞击后死亡。

据马新社报道，登嘉楼野生动物和国家公园局（Perhilitan）局长丹尼斯·登·春荣表示，该局于晚上8点30分接到一名公众人士关于这起事件的报告。

“经检查发现，这只貘的头部有伤，身上也有几处抓痕，”他今天在一份声明中说。

他说，事件发生在距离武吉包森林保护区约 100 米的地方，那里已经安装了警示标志，提醒驾车者注意野生动物出没区域。

他建议驾车者谨慎驾驶，尤其是在靠近森林和野生动物通道的道路上，并时刻注意警告标志。

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