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The Malayan tiger is a tiger from a specific population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies that is native to Peninsular Malaysia. [2] This population inhabits the southern and central parts of the Malay Peninsula , and has been classified as critically endangered .
The Malayan tiger, a close relative of the Indochinese tiger, is endemic to the Malay peninsula [4] with a remaining population of about 300 (250-340). [6] Small cats such as the bay cat and various civet cats are also found. [4] 1200 Asian elephants exist on the Peninsula, [5] with another population
Smaller than Indonesia’s Sumatran tigers and the Bengal tigers found across South Asia, Malayan tigers can grow to about 2.5 meters (about 8 feet) long and weigh up to 130 kilograms (about 280 ...
Population density in dipterocarp and montane forests in northern Malaysia was estimated at 1.47–2.43 adult tigers per 100 km 2 (39 sq mi) in Royal Belum State Park, but 0.3–0.92 adult tigers per 100 km 2 (39 sq mi) in the unprotected selectively logged Temengor Forest Reserve.
The tiger population in the country’s Western Forest Complex (WEFCOM) — an 18,000-square-kilometer (6,950-square-mile) area of forest encompassing 11 national parks and six wildlife ...
In 2007, they implemented a hotline to report tiger-related crimes, such as poaching. [5] In order to deter poaching, they organize "Cat Walks", a citizen patrol in danger zones. [ 6 ] In 2009, they planned to double the tiger population from 500 to 1000 by 2020, [ 7 ] [ 8 ] but they called this goal "unachievable" in 2014.
Bhadai Tharu, pictured, was attacked by a tiger and lost his eye in 2004. He works in tiger conservation, reducing human-animal conflict. - Vijay Bedi/CNN
The state of Karnataka alone is home to 22% of the elephants, 18% of the tigers and 14% of the leopards in India. The Northeast Indian states of Assam , Arunachal Pradesh , Mizoram , Meghalaya and Tripura together with West Bengal account for 30% of the elephants and 5% of the tiger population.