A statement by the Kelantan forestry department director yesterday that logging is good for tigers invoked public furore, and there have been subsequent misconceptions and debate on what constitutes good tiger habitat.
The director was quoted as saying the research findings came from a researcher in Sarawak, but his statement has also been linked to a journal paper based on a study conducted almost 20 years ago by WWF-Malaysia in Kelantan itself.
The findings in this paper have subsequently been misinterpreted and erroneously reported on certain web portals.
Being the lead author, I would like to take this opportunity to shed some light on the findings as well as on the biology of tigers itself. It is important for people not to misinterpret and cherry pick lines from this publication, but to instead look at the findings in its entirety to be able to understand the main message of the paper.
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