Country Snapshot - Malaysia
Draft for Public Consultations in Preparation for the "Global Tiger Workshop"
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TCL - Tiger Conservation Landscapes
Status of National Tiger Action Plan
Available: Yes (draft)
Approval date: 2008
Approval authority: Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, Government of Malaysia
Revision expected: No
Key Tiger-Related Statistics
Estimated number of tigers:300-500 *
* Estimated number of ADULT tigers, source: 2009 IUCN Red List http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/15955/0
Subspecies: Malayan Tiger
Number of Tiger Conservation Landscapes (TCLs) identified: 3
Area of TCL: 55,345 km2
Area of TCL under protection: 5,802 km2
Priority Issues and Actions
(from Existing National Tiger Action Plan and/
or Other Sources)
- Strengthening wildlife legislation
- Improvement in wildlife crime control
- Substitution of forest-based livelihoods
- Ameliorating human-wildlife conflicts
- Establishment of forest connectivity
- Livestock management
- Controlling land use change
- Hunting management to restore prey-base
- Framework for tiger monitoring
- Improvement in Protected Area management, infrastructure and equipment
- Public awareness on tiger trade ban
- Averting threats from development infrastructure
Key National Stakeholders
Main Government Agencies: Department of Wildlife & National Parks, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment
Main Non-governmental Groups: Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers, Malaysian Nature Society, World Wildlife Fund, Wildlife Conservation Society, TRAFFIC
Country Membership
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES): Yes
Global Tiger Forum: No
Opportunities for Early Action
- Capacity-building for detection of trafficking and trade
- Substitution of forest-based livelihoods within PAs
- Developing strategies for livestock management
- Developing framework for tiger monitoring
- Improvement in Protected Area management, infrastructure and equipment
- Public awareness programs on tiger trade ban
Comment by Loretta Ann Shepherd
January 20, 2010 @ 8:02 pm
Malaysia’s National Tiger Action Plan is not a draft. It was distributed in 2008, and was endorsed by Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister.
It is available here: http://www.malayantiger.net/web/Pdf files/National Tiger Action Plan for Malaysia.pdf
It would be great if this page could be updated, thank you!