Fraser’s Hill tiger: Perhilitan sets camera traps after photos

A Fraser’s Hill tiger is said to be roaming beside the Bukit Fraser road toward Kuala Kubu Bharu. Perhilitan has not confirmed it.

Pahang Perhilitan director Yusoff Shariff said the department received information at about 9am on Friday, 9 October. It sent four officers and installed four camera traps, Bernama reported.

Photos of the animal went viral on social media. Perhilitan has not said when or where they took the shots. This report draws on Bernama, Sinar Harian, RTM and SAYS.

What Perhilitan has done

Yusoff told Bernama that four Perhilitan officers went to the location. They investigated and installed camera traps.

Sinar Harian quoted him saying the officers are from the Raub district office. He said four camera trap units now monitor the animal’s movements.

Bernama said monitoring will continue to gather more information on the tiger’s presence. The camera traps should show whether a tiger is there.

So far, Perhilitan has not confirmed a tiger. Sinar Harian reported only that Yusoff confirmed the department got a complaint.

What is known about the photos

Several photos went viral on social media, Bernama reported. Sinar Harian said a user posted them in the Facebook group Hiking and Recreation Around Malaysia. The Fraser’s Hill tiger photos then spread further.

The photos also appeared on Threads. SAYS said they show the animal standing at the roadside near a forest. Meanwhile, Perhilitan has not commented on the photos themselves.

One post put the tiger about one kilometre from the Fraser Gap junction, toward Kuala Kubu Bharu. However, we could not verify that distance.

No report names the photographer or says when the photos were taken. Bernama places the route near Raub, Pahang, heading toward Kuala Kubu Bharu in Selangor.

RTM reported that road users are urged to be careful. They should not approach or disturb wild animals.

Also, SAYS reported that some posts told drivers not to stop or get out of their vehicles. Those were social media posts, not an official notice.

Still, the stakes are high. The Sultan of Perak said on Monday that fewer than 150 Malayan tigers remain in the wild, NST reported.

Perhilitan has not yet said what the camera traps have recorded. We will update this Fraser’s Hill tiger report when it does.