Breaking Taboos: Indigenous Women Guard Malaysia's Last Wild Tigers
In short: In the remote rainforests of Royal Belum State Park, two women are redefining conservation by becoming the first from their community to serve as full-time rangers.
Risslin “Milah” Kamarollah and Suzana binti Ali belong to the Indigenous Jahai community, part of Malaysia’s Orang Asli. By patrolling for snares and setting camera traps to monitor critically endangered Malayan tigers, they are overcoming cultural taboos that previously restricted women from such roles.
While these rangers protect the tiger population with WWF-Malaysia support, other conservation efforts focus on habitat loss caused by agriculture and deforestation. These initiatives include captive breeding programs designed to bolster populations of endangered species like the Malayan gaur and the Malayan tapir.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: Can Malaysia Save Its Last Wild Giants? | Documentary Wildlife & Conservation-AMP
- Also: Indigenous women help protect Malaysia's tigers
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