A 300kg female Malayan tapir was caught in a trap left by the Negri Sembilan Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) Felda Pasoh 2, Simpang Pertang, on July 18.

Director Wan Mat Wan Harun said the trap was installed the previous day following complaints from residents.

“The tapir was attracted to the smell of the machang fruit from a tree near a house of a Felda Pasoh 2 staff, which is near an oil palm plantation and a forest area,” he told Bernama today.

He said the tapir, scientifically known as Tapirus Indicus, was released into the Kenaboi forest reserve in Jelebu on the same day after checks by the department’s veterinary officer found it in good health. – Bernama, July 27, 2021.