Malayan tapir roadkill in Peninsular Malaysia from 2006 to 2019

David  Magintan; Taufik Abdul Rahman; Edley Anak Jiliun; Yusoh Adib; Ariff Azizul Harith  Abd Aziz; Mohd Samsudin Mohd Suri; Mohd Noor Ismail; Abdul Kadir Abu Hashim

doi:10.64291/szqrny79

Vol. 36 (2021)

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Malayan tapir roadkill in Peninsular Malaysia from 2006 to 2019

Published 15-08-2021

David Magintan
Taufik Abdul Rahman
Edley Jiliun
Wan Mohd Adib bin Wan Mohd Yusoh
Ariff Azizul Harith Abd Aziz
Mohd Samsudin Mohd Suri
Mohd Noor Ismail
Abdul Kadir Abu Hashim

David Magintan
Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia

Taufik Abdul Rahman
Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia

Edley Jiliun
Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia

Wan Mohd Adib bin Wan Mohd Yusoh
Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia

Ariff Azizul Harith Abd Aziz
Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia

Mohd Samsudin Mohd Suri
Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia

Mohd Noor Ismail
Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia

Abdul Kadir Abu Hashim
Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia

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Malayan tapir roadkill in Peninsular Malaysia from 2006 to 2019 (D. . Magintan, T. A. Rahman, E. A. Jiliun, Y. Adib, A. A. H. . Abd Aziz, M. S. Mohd Suri, M. N. Ismail, & A. K. A. Hashim , Trans.). (2021). Journal of Wildlife and Parks, 36, 19-37. https://doi.org/10.64291/szqrny79

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A total of 115 Malayan tapirs were recorded as roadkill in Peninsular Malaysia from 2006 to 2019 with the mean number 8.21 ± 1.69 individuals per year. The highest number of roadkill occurred in 2017, followed by 2014, 2019, 2015 and 2016. There were more recorded roadkill in the dry season (10.67 ± 0.71) compared to the wet season (8.50 ± 0.88), though not statistically significant. According to state, Terengganu (33) experienced the highest number of roadkill, followed by Pahang (26), Johor (20), Negeri Sembilan (14) and Selangor (13), while, Kelantan (6), Melaka (2) and Perak (1) with fewer than ten recorded incidents.

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roadkill, Malayan tapir, distribution, forest fragmentation, density

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