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Wildlife
Disturbance/Report From The Public
The DWNP provides service in receiving reports
and overcoming problems related to wildlife
disturbance during or after office hours. For
cases which need immediate action, reports can
be made directly to: |
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Control
Of Human-Wildlife Conflict
With growing human populations,
the need for land has increased and as a result
encroachments into natural habitats for wildlife
has increased. When this occurs, people and
wildlife come into competition for space,
causing human-wildlife conflicts. In such
cases, the degree of loss suffered by people
can vary; from loss of livestock and damage
to property, and occasionally, injury or death.
Wildlife caught in these conflict situations
are sometimes illegally killed in retaliation,
or have to be relocated or culled by the DWNP.
The
main factors which cause human-wildlife conflict
are habitat destruction and fragmentation,
illegal hunting as well as ill-planned development
which fail to consider existing wildlife at
the areas earmarked for development.
There
are 17 species which are commonly reported
as disturbance cases to the DWNP, with the
Long-tailed Macaque, Elephant, Tiger, Civet,
Wild Boar, leading the number of cases over
the last 5 years. In cities such as Kuala
Lumpur and Penang , there appears to be an
increase in civet disturbance reports. |
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Long-tailed
Macaque – brochure, conflict
management manual, management
plan
Between 1998 and 2006, there were 23,392
complaints on Long-tailed Macaque disturbance
reported in Peninsular Malaysia (Map
1) , with the highest number of
cases recorded on the west of Peninsular,
ie. Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor, Perak,
Kedah, Penang and Melaka. The highest
number of complaints came from Selangor
(5,877 cases), Kuala Lumpur (3,668 cases)
and Johor (3,294 cases).
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Elephant – brochure, capturing
manual, management
plan
Between 1998 and 2006, there were a total
of 6,873 cases (764 cases a year on average)
of elephant disturbance. The highest numbers
were recorded in Johor (203 cases per
year on average). Human-elephant conflict
is triggered by habitat loss and fragmentation
and the lack of suitable wildlife corridors.
The seven states which record human-elephant
conflict are Kelantan, Johor, Terengganu,
Perak, Pahang, Kedah and Negeri Sembilan.
Critical areas with elephant disturbance
are Kelantan - Jeli, Gua Musang; Perak-
Sungai Siput, Hulu Perak; Johor - Kluang,
Mersing, Kota Tinggi, Segamat; Pahang
- Lipis, Rompin, Pekan, Kuantan; Terengganu
- Hulu Terengganu, Dungun, Kemaman; Kedah-
Baling, Padang Terap (Map
2)
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Tiger – brochure, management
manual
Between
1998 and 2006, there were a total of 2,369
cases (263 cases a year on average) tiger
disturbance. The highest numbers were
recorded in Pahang (76 cases per year
on average). Twenty four cases of tiger
attack on humans were recorded since 1998,
10 of which involved death of humans while
the others caused injuries to humans.
The highest number of tiger attack was
in 2002. The states which record tiger
disturbance are: Kelantan, Perak, Pahang,
Terengganu, Johor, Negeri Sembilan and
Selangor. Critical areas of tiger-human
conflict are Kelantan–Jeli and Gua Musang;
Perak-Air Tawar; Pahang–Raub and Kuantan;
Terengganu - Kemaman and Kedah- Sik (Map
3).
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Civet – brochure
In 2006, there were 435 reports
related to civets recorded nationwide.
Kuala Lumpur marked the highest complaints
followed by Selangor, Kedah, Melaka and
Penang . About 80% of the cases occurred
in large cities, mostly in residential
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Wild
boar
There were 401 reports on wild boar disturbance
in 2006, mostly in plantations and residential
areas which neighbour forested areas. |
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Python - brochure
There were 70 python-related
cases reported in 2006 nationwide. States
like Selangor, Penang, Kuala Lumpur and
Pahang record the highest cases. |
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