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Commercial Fishing Linked to Malayan Tiger Trafficking Crisis

1/30/2025

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A shocking study by Panthera and ZSL, alongside Sunway University, uncovers that commercial fishing fleets are complicit in the illegal trafficking of Malayan Tigers from Malaysia to Vietnam. With a mere 150 of these majestic creatures remaining, the urgent call for action against poaching highlights the desperate need for a unified effort to safeguard their future.

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Story summary

A shocking study by Panthera and ZSL, alongside Sunway University, uncovers that commercial fishing fleets are complicit in the illegal trafficking of Malayan Tigers from Malaysia to Vietnam. With a mere 150 of these majestic creatures remaining, the urgent call for action against poaching highlights the desperate need for a unified effort to safeguard their future.