Successful rescue of lost tapir in Kajang
In an unusual turn of events, a stray female tapir found itself in the middle of a rescue operation after wandering into Bandar Teknologi Kajang in Selangor on Sunday (July 21).
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00:00A stray female tapir found itself in the middle of a rescue operation after wandering into
00:06Bandar Technology Kajang on Sunday.
00:09The animal appeared to have gone out from its natural habitat and entered the neighbourhood
00:13before ending up in a surau.
00:16After being alerted on the incident, the Selangor Department of Wildlife and National Parks
00:21deployed a team to the site.
00:23The personnel rescued the animal and after initial examination, the tapir was found to
00:28be in good health, despite the risks of human-wildlife conflict in populated areas.
00:33At the end, they transported the tapir back to its habitat.
00:37The Malayan tapir is an endangered species in Malaysia and its population is estimated
00:42to be fewer than 2,500.