KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The second assembly of the National Tiger Conservation Task Force – MyTTF agreed to undertake the National Wildlife Forensic Laboratory as a Centre of Excellence by empowering the capabilities, employees, upgrading analysis applied sciences and strategic cooperation.
Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad who chaired the assembly stated the assembly additionally agreed that police arrange a Forward Operation Base on the Zabri Camp Site in Hulu Perak.
“MyTTF is the principle platform to enhance the administration and effectiveness of efforts taken by the federal government to coordinate and monitor strategic actions for the conservation of Malayan tigers and improve the cooperation among the many stakeholders and the state governments,” he stated in a press release right this moment.
The assembly attended by the Works Minister, Deputy Home Minister and council members from Kelantan, Pahang, Perak and Terengganu as (Tiger Range States) representatives tabled three papers for consideration and two papers comprising initiatives taken to enhance efforts for conservation of the Harimau Malaya and its habitat in Peninsula Malaysia.
According to Nik Nazmi among the many issues and options accepted was to amend the MyTTF phrases of reference to strengthen MyTTF’s position.
The MyTTF assembly additionally knowledgeable that many optimistic developments have taken place because the announcement of 9 strategic extraordinary actions on the conservation of Harimau Malaya which was accepted by the cupboard on June 16, 2021.
“The achievement exhibits that efforts to save the Harimau Malaya will bear fruits if the Federal and State governments unite of their dedication to sort out the disaster of dwindling Harimau Malaya inhabitants,” he stated.
He added that the scientific statement by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) all through Malaysia confirmed that there are at the least 15 Harimau Malaya newborns in Kelantan, Pahang, Perak and Terengganu.
Nik Nazmi stated the MyTTF assembly additionally agreed to develop the implementation of the Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS) accreditation scheme to strengthen the administration of Harimau Malaya habitat and for that objective the Wildlife Department have to be given the duty to spearhead the CA|TS on the National degree.
“I’m assured of a transformative change by way of the cooperation of the Federal and State governments within the conservation of the long-lasting species (Harimau Malaya) and serve as a platform for extra excellent actions sooner or later to protect the species which has turn into the image of the nation all these years,” he stated. — eNM
