Endangered Malaysian Nature

Some of Malaysian majestic plants and animal that was once the pride of the Malay culture has become endangered since the withdrawal of the British empire from Malaya.But on the bright side, some of the rare flora and fauna of Malaya has seen recovery in population due the the independence of Malaysia.

Among the unfortunate species of flora and fauna that has been declare as endangered in the majestic Malayan Tiger. once found through out the Malayan peninsular and Borneo including Sabah and Sarawak, the Malayan Tiger was declared endangered in 1969 which is 12 years after the independence of Malaya. over the past century which is since the British colonial era, the tiger population has decrease by up to 95% and now the tiger is listed in the IUCN red list 2008 as endangered.other animals also didn't  fare well. The Sumatran Rhino, Malayan Tapir, Asian Arowana as well as the mighty Asian elephant also have been declared endangered after Malaysia reached independence.

reference:

  http://www.wwf.org.my/about_wwf/what_we_do/species_main/tiger/

  http://greenanswers.com/q/196949/animals-wildlife/endangered-threatened/what-year-did-we-list-tiger-   endangered-species