The Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers (MYCAT) congratulates the Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia (DWNP) and the Malaysian Armed Forces for taking down one of Malaysia’s most wanted elephant hunting syndicates. The joint effort, under the joint 1Malaysia Biodiversity Enforcement Operation Network (1MBEON), saw the arrest of seven locals in Kelantan […]
In conjunction with Global Tiger Day on 29 July, MYCAT launched their Rewilding Yu reforestation project at Sungai Yu Eco-Viaduct 3, Pahang. Officiated by Y.A.M. Tengku Aishah of Pahang, Rewilding Yu is a component of the Sungai Yu Tiger Corridor Conservation Programme. Its aim is to bring wildlife and forests back to the Sungai Yu […]
MYCAT’S CSR Partner Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) unveiled its new logo during the Malaysia Day charity match between Harimau Malaysia and Dugong All Stars at the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium in Paroi, Negeri Sembilan. It was an exciting game, ending in victory for Harimau Malaysia with a score of 3-1. All profits from the […]
Kuala Lumpur, 6 March 2015 – When it was revealed in 2014 that there may only be 250-340 wild Malayan tigers left1, down from the previous estimate of 500, many might have wondered what tiger conservationists have been doing. MYCAT Tracks: The Malayan Tiger’s Struggle for Existence, a report published by the Malaysian Conservation Alliance […]
Kuala Lumpur, 28 July 2015 – The Malayan tiger is now officially listed as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the world’s most comprehensive source of information on wild animals and plants and the level of threat they face. Recognised as a new sub-species just over a decade ago, these tigers […]
Kuala Lumpur, 16 November 2015 – The Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers (MYCAT) thanks The Body Shop Malaysia for the donation of RM191,254.82 towards its tiger conservation programme. “Critically endangered, there may be less than 300 wild tigers surviving in Malaysia, and the conservation community needs to harness greater support from all around,” said Dr. […]
Kuala Lumpur, 24 January 2016 – Social media has exploded with outrage after the discovery of the tiger carcass in Kemaman and the arrest of three men through the efforts of the Terengganu Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan). Very rightly so. Amidst the anger and sadness, the questions being asked are: why and […]
Kuala Lumpur, 26 February 2016 – The Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers (MYCAT) launched a petition today demanding four immediate actions to stop the alarming loss of wild Malayan tigers. The petition follows two seizures of wild tigers from illegal traders and the rescue of a third from a snare. The wild population suffered a […]
Malaysians were recently shocked by the loss of SIX wild Malayan tigers in the span of a single month. They were among the last 300 tigers that now fight to stay alive. Extinction is real. These are just the latest cases in a string of deaths. Illegal hunting and trade, driven by demand for wildlife […]
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT BY PERHILITAN AND MYCAT The Critical Status of the Malayan Tiger Download the press release in English, Bahasa Melayu, Mandarin, Tamil. Kuala Lumpur, 15 September 2014 – The status of the Malayan tiger has reached a very critical point. From studies conducted between 2010-2013 using camera traps under a standardised protocol at seven […]
