Following that, a wildlife watchdog is appealing to Malaysians to come forward to identify the people behind the killing.
Malaysian Nature Society President Hendry Goh said the incident took place last week in Pahang.
“The tiger was killed with a snare, usually used by the Orang Asli. They will wait for the tiger to walk into the sharp snare that kills the animal,” he told FMT.
Goh posted the pictures of the incident on his Facebook page today, urging people with knowledge on the incident to contact the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) at 1 300 801 010 or call MNS at 019 3564194.
He said MNS was saddened by the incident as it came at a time when there were only about 250 to 300 tigers left in Malaysia.
The figures were obtained through footprints in the thick rainforest in Belum Forest in Pahang and Endau Rompin Rainforest in Johor.
He said poachers continue to use Orang Asli to kill wildlife in Malaysia.
“The poachers will give a bit of money to Orang Asli to kill the animals.
“In return, they make thousands in US dollars by selling the skins and other organs on the underground international market.”
MNS, he said, is hoping to preserve tigers, which are a national symbol.
“We should protect it,” he said.
Between 2010 and 2013, more than 2,241 poachers’ traps and 1,728 illegal camp sites were discovered by NGOs conducting research in Peninsular Malaysia’s forests.
The Protection of Wildlife Act 1972 imposes a maximum penalty of a five-year jail term and a RM15,000 fine on offenders.
