QuickCheck: Can a tiger’s roar be heard from three kilometres away?

IMAGINE you’re on a holiday exploring the wonders of nature. Right before you retire to bed in your homey chalet, amidst the symphony of cicadas and rustling leaves around, a deep, guttural bellow rumbles through the air. The roar seems to shake the very ground beneath your feet. But you are not camping anywhere in the...

Two-year-old male tiger caught in Perak

IPOH: The Perak Wildlife and National Parks Department caught a male tiger in Jalong, Sungai Siput. The department’s director, Yusoff Shariff, said the animal, named "Yop Jalong", was two years old and had entered a trap they set up on Wednesday morning (July 3). "We set up the trap on June 20 following complaints from the villagers...

Perhilitan probing viral video of ‘tiger’ roaring near Kluang housing area

KLUANG: The Johor Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) is investigating claims that a tiger is roaming near Taman Seri Impian here following a viral video claiming to have caught the sound of its roar. State Perhilitan director Aminuddin Jamin confirmed that it was investigating claims made in the 33-second clip. ALSO READ: When tigers and humans collide He...

Villagers living in fear after tiger spotted in Gua Musang facebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonwhatsapp sharing buttontelegram sharing buttonlinkedin sharing button

GUA MUSANG: Tiger pug marks found near some homes have struck fear into the hearts of villagers in Kampung Seberang Lembaga and the Kesedar Sungai Terah Land Rehabilitation Scheme here. Many villagers said they are afraid to be out in the open and preferred to be indoors in the safety of their houses. One smallholder, Raja Azmi...

Tiger sightings in Batang Kali, Goh Tong Jaya, Serendah, Kuala Kubu Baru, say S’gor cops

HULU SELANGOR: Four police reports have been lodged in connection with tiger sightings in Batang Kali, Goh Tong Jaya, Serendah and Kuala Kubu Baru. Hulu Selangor deputy OCPD Deputy Supt Mohd Asri Mohd Yunus said the police have informed the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) of the sightings so that the department can take early...

Politician Denies Logging is the Cause of a Wild Tiger Spotted Near School in Gua Musang

It’s only natural for wild animals like tigers to wander in their own habitat – the forests. However, questions may arise when they start to lurk outside the woods, in places where they are not meant to be around.  This leaves us wondering, are they looking for food that is possibly going scarce in the jungle,...