KOTA BARU: A total of 19,500ha of permanent forest reserves in Kelantan have been approved for forest exploration activities under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), the state assembly heard on Thursday (March 31).
PETALING JAYA: The statement by Kelantan Forestry Department (JPNK) director Abdul Khalim Abu Samah on logging benefiting the local tiger population is a diversionary tactic, says environmental group Sahabat Alam Activists Association (Kuasa).
Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan: We have also instructed the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) to study the use of the tracker collar on the Malayan tiger population, as used on wild elephants previously
Forest harvesting activities in Perak are only implemented in Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) areas classified as Production Forests based on the Annual Felling Ration (CTT) set by the National Land Council (NLC)