Totally Protected Species

Local Name: Badak Sumatra (My)
Common Name: Sumatran Rhinoceros
Scientific Name: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Rhinocerotidae
Status: WCE 1997 Schedule I Part I; CITES Appendix I ; IUCN E
Threats To Survival: Habitat loss and poaching for its horn, which is believed to have medical properties.
Conservation Measures: Protection by legislation. Establish protected areas network. Established interagency collaboration and new approaches in monitoring and research. Conducting captive breeding program. Translocation of doomed animals from areas where loss of habitat and poaching are threatening its survival. Government and NGOs working together in promoting public awareness for protection and conservation.








Local Name: Beruang (My)
Common Name: Sun Bear/Malay Bear/Honey Bear
Scientific Name: Helarctus malayanus
Order: Carnivore
Family: Ursidae
Status: WCE 1997 Schedule I Part I; CITES Appendix I; IUCN V
Threats To Survival: Habitat loss and poaching.
Conservation Measures: Protection by legislation. Establish protected areas network. Established interagency collaboration and new approaches in monitoring and research. Government and NGOs working together in promoting public awareness for protection and conservation.






Local Name: Harimau Dahan (My)
Common Name: Clouded Leopard
Scientific Name: Neofelis nebolusa
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Status: WCE 1997 Schedule I Part I; CITES Appendix I; IUCN V
Threats To Survival: Habitat loss and poaching.
Conservation Measures: Protection by legislation. Establish protected areas network. Established interagency collaboration and new approaches in monitoring and research. Government and NGOs working together in promoting public awareness for protection and conservation.