Rare Sight - Malayan Tiger Crossed Highway II

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• published: 19 Jun 2012
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A rare encounter of Malayan Tiger on the road (the single-lane East-west highway)! As we were driving, this tiger ran across the road right in front of us. Immediately we stopped, and look for the tiger, cautiously, from inside of our vehicle. First we noticed the ears of this big cat among the grasses on the other side of the road, then the shiny eyes, then the nose and the rest of her pretty face. While we are admiring this amazing creature, we were in danger of being hit by by-passing, fast moving trucks traveling along this narrow highway during the pitch dark wee hour. While we felt 'lucky' for this encounter, we can sense the danger of the tiger having to cross this highway. We hope that both Royal Belum State Park and Temengor Forest Reserve will be protected from further unsustainable loggings, to ensure our large mammals and other wildlife of our forest have a healthy natural resources to survive in a integrated forest complex, without having to face the danger of road kill. This video is recorded during a nightly elephant collaring joint operations between Management & Ecology of Malaysian Elephants and Perhilitan Perak. This project aim to understand more on the movement of elephants in this area, and along the highway.