Fatal Tiger Attack in Malaysia: Devastating Incident Raises Concerns about Logging Impact

2023-10-05 14:30:54

A man in Malaysia was mauled to death by a tiger. When villagers found the body, they were shocked to see that the head and body were covered with claw marks, and his left leg was suspected to have been eaten. (Photo/Pixabay)

There have been frequent reports of tiger attacks on people in the Malaysian state of Kelantan. Local media pointed out that the appearance of tigers was caused by excessive logging. Recently, a man disappeared while hunting in the local Aboriginal tribe (Pos Pasik). Villagers mobilized the search afterwards, and sure enough, he was missing. His body was found 500 meters away from the man’s hunting equipment. His body was covered with tiger claw marks, and his left leg was suspected to have been eaten. What’s even more ridiculous is that the tiger actually returned to the “crime scene” in the early morning to take away the body.

A 25-year-old aboriginal youth in Malaysia was killed by a tiger. When the villagers found the body, they were shocked to see that the head and body were covered with claw marks, and the left leg was suspected to have been eaten. (Picture/reproduced from Malaysia China News website)

According to multiple Malaysian media reports, this 25-year-old aboriginal youth from the Paxi tribe has been seen since September 26 after he went hunting. Afterwards, tribal residents helped search and found his motorcycle on a hill in the village. , hunting tools, and tiger footprints were found in many places.

According to “Sin Chew Daily” quoting the chairman of the Orang Asli Village Security and Development Committee Mo Shani, “More than 10 villagers rushed to the scene that evening and searched along the tiger’s footprints. Sure enough, they found the man’s body 500 meters away. The head and body are covered with tiger claw marks, and the left leg is also suspected to have been eaten.”

Mosani also pointed out that at around 9 o’clock that night, he and 20 people took turns guarding the scene, waiting for the police to arrive at the scene to collect evidence. Unexpectedly, a group of them waited for the tiger before the police arrived. The tiger was at about 4 o’clock in the morning. Returning to the crime scene, villagers gathered together to make noise and light firecrackers to drive away the tiger.

The local police later confirmed the incident of a tiger attacking people. After receiving the report, they arranged for police officers to enter the mountainous area and take away the body of the deceased and send it to the hospital for examination. According to data from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the number of wild tigers in Malaysia in 2020 is less than 200, and they are listed as several endangered species. However, tigers have frequently attacked people recently. Some media pointed out that tigers The infestation is caused by excessive logging activities, but Abdul Kalim, director of the Kelantan State Forestry Department, said that logging activities are actually “good for tigers.” This statement triggered criticism from all walks of life, and environmental groups even criticized him for being “ignorant.” ”.

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