A recent spate of alarming deaths has heightened fears for the Malayan tiger, wildlife authorities and conservationists say, with some calling the threat to Malaysia’s emblematic animal a ...

Malayan tigers are one of the most critically endangered tiger subspecies, with estimates of fewer than 150 individuals left in the wild, Sunset Zoo officials said.

It was the fourth Malayan tiger killed by a vehicle collision between November 2023 and May 2024, according to authorities. Eight-year plan. The Malayan tiger was recognized as a subspecies in 2004.

Malayan tiger on ‘brink of extinction’ as spate of deaths sparks alarm - Population of feline subspecies has dwindled from around 3,000 in 1950s to fewer than 150 today.

A recent spate of alarming deaths has heightened fears for the Malayan tiger, wildlife authorities and conservationists say, with some calling the threat to Malaysia’s emblematic animal a ...

A recent spate of alarming deaths has heightened fears for the Malayan tiger, wildlife authorities and conservationists say, with some calling the threat to Malaysia’s emblematic animal a ...

The Malayan tiger was recognized as a subspecies in 2004. Like all tigers , they are excellent swimmers and powerful apex predators. Smaller than Indonesia’s Sumatran tigers and the Bengal tigers ...

“The Malayan tiger is on the brink of extinction with fewer than 150 remaining in the wild,” said Mark Rayan Darmaraj, country director of Wildlife Conservation Society Malaysia, ...

Malayan tiger on ‘brink of extinction’ as spate of deaths sparks alarm. Population of feline subspecies has dwindled from around 3,000 in 1950s to fewer than 150 today. Stuti Mishra.