Malaysian Official Claims Logging Is ‘Good’ for Tigers
- Date: 27-Jan-2022
- Source: Newsweek
- Sector:Agriculture
- Country:Middle East
Malaysian Official Claims Logging Is ‘Good’ for Tigers
A forestry official in Malaysia has been criticized for making comments suggesting that logging can be good for tigers.
Director of Forestry Abdul Khalim Abu Samah of the Kelantan Forestry Department made the comments in a speech delivered on January 24 at the Relai Forest Reserve in Gua Musang, Singapore's Mothership reported.
The forestry director was quoted by the news site as suggesting that logging created new growth for saplings that would in turn attract animals such as deer, which are favored as prey by tigers.
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