Perak Perhilitan: Malayan tigers will only be captured if they threaten public safety

Perhilitan will only capture Malayan tigers if an assessment determines they pose a threat to public safety.

Five tiger-related incidents have been reported in Perak from January to October this year.

Perhilitan monitors prey species and advises residents in high-risk areas on safety precautions.

IPOH, Oct 7 — The Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) will only capture or translocate Malayan tigers if an assessment finds that their presence poses a threat to public safety.

Perak Perhilitan director Dr Pazil Abdul Patah said the assessment takes into account the tiger’s behaviour, frequency and duration of sightings, distance from residential areas, movement patterns, and evidence of interactions or attacks involving humans or livestock.

“If the assessment shows a clear and continuing threat to human safety, Perhilitan will take appropriate action based on technical assessments in the field,” he told Bernama.

Five tiger sightings or incidents have been recorded in Perak from January to October this year, beginning with a report of a roar in Proton City, Tanjung Malim on January 10, followed by an image captured in Bukit Bangkong, Chemor on July 14 and the capture of a tigress in Hulu Kinta on July 22.

This was followed by a fatal attack in Pos Perwor, Sungai Siput on September 21 and the discovery of tiger footprints at Kem Sultan Nazrin Shah, 69 Komando, Ulu Kinta on September 29.

Pazil said tiger sightings near human settlements did not necessarily mean that their forest habitat or roaming areas were shrinking, as movements could also be influenced by prey availability, habitat conditions, human disturbance, development and land use, as well as the animals’ natural movements.

“In some situations, tigers may move through forest edges or ecological corridors within their home range and be detected near human settlements by chance,” he said.

He said Perhilitan continuously monitored prey species such as barking deer, deer and wild boar in the state’s main forest reserves, with camera traps, field surveys and population data used to assess prey availability.

Pazil said complaints about tiger sightings were assessed based on the location, time, physical evidence and current situation to determine the priority and appropriate deployment of personnel, with control teams sent to the field when there was a risk to public safety.

He said besides physical measures such as setting traps, Perhilitan also provided technical advice and safety guidance, including advising residents in high-risk areas to avoid going out alone in the early morning or late evening, refrain from provoking tigers and leave the handling of such cases to the department. — Bernama

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马来西亚野生动物保护局（Perhilitan）只有在评估确定马来虎对公共安全构成威胁时才会捕捉它们。

今年1月至10月，霹雳州共报告了5起与老虎有关的事件。

野生动物保护局负责监测猎物种类，并向高风险地区的居民提供安全防范建议。

怡保，10月7日讯——野生动物及国家公园局（Perhilitan）只有在评估认为马来虎的存在对公共安全构成威胁时，才会捕捉或转移马来虎。

霹雳州野生动物保护局局长帕兹尔·阿卜杜勒·帕塔博士表示，评估考虑了老虎的行为、目击的频率和持续时间、与居民区的距离、移动模式以及涉及人类或牲畜的互动或攻击的证据。

“如果评估结果显示对人类安全存在明显且持续的威胁，马来西亚野生动物保护局将根据现场技术评估采取适当行动，”他告诉马新社。

今年1月至10月，霹雳州共记录到5起老虎目击事件或事件，最早的一起是1月10日在丹绒马林宝腾城听到老虎咆哮，随后是7月14日在金山武吉邦孔拍摄到老虎照片，以及7月22日在乌鲁金塔捕获到一只雌虎。

随后，9 月 21 日在 Sungai Siput 的 Pos Perwor 发生了一起致命袭击事件，9 月 29 日在 Ulu Kinta 的 69 Komando 的 Kem Sultan Nazrin Shah 发现了老虎的脚印。

帕齐尔表示，在人类居住地附近发现老虎并不一定意味着它们的森林栖息地或活动范围正在缩小，因为猎物数量、栖息地条件、人类干扰、开发和土地利用以及动物的自然迁徙也会影响它们的活动。

他说：“在某些情况下，老虎可能会在其活动范围内穿过森林边缘或生态走廊，并偶然在人类居住地附近被发现。”

他表示，马来西亚野生动物保护局（Perhilitan）持续监测该州主要森林保护区内的猎物物种，如赤麂、鹿和野猪，并利用相机陷阱、实地调查和种群数据来评估猎物的数量。

帕齐尔表示，有关老虎目击事件的投诉会根据地点、时间、物证和当前情况进行评估，以确定优先事项和人员的适当部署，当存在对公共安全构成风险时，就会派遣控制小组前往现场。

他表示，除了设置陷阱等物理措施外，马来西亚野生动物保护局（Perhilitan）还提供技术建议和安全指导，包括建议高风险地区的居民避免在清晨或深夜独自外出，不要挑衅老虎，并将此类事件的处理交由该部门负责。——马新社

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