Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah launched a new education and awareness campaign – Oyen & Rimao.
The campaign is under the Crown Prince of Pahang’s ‘Save The Malayan Tiger’, aimed at amplifying tiger conservation efforts.
The dual-language comic book features Oyen, a popular orange cat in Malaysia, and Rimao, the critically-endangered Malayan Tiger. The story showcases the juxtaposition of the two characters – both are cats but live completely different lives.
Tengku Hassanal emphasised that the objective of the Oyen & Rimao campaign was to encourage the public to learn more about tiger conservation, in relation to environmental conservation.
The comic book was showcased at the 2nd Pahang Tiger Summit 2024 in Cameron Highlands yesterday.
The summit was also graced by the Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah; Tengku Ampuan Pahang Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah; Tengku Puteri Raja Tengku Puteri Iman Afzan; Tengku Puteri Raja Tengku Puteri Jihan Athiyatullah; and Tengku Puteri Raja Tengku Puteri Ilyana.
Al-Sultan Abdullah said efforts to save the Malayan Tiger can only work with the cooperation of everyone involved.
“The earnestness and clear initiative taken by my son, the Crown Prince of Pahang, with the support of the state government, has resulted in the first tiger reserve, the Al-Sultan Abdullah Royal Tiger Reserve,” said Al-Sultan Abdullah.
“I appreciate that the reserve is named after me, and I am serious about the work being undertaken by this organisation.”
In conjunction with International Tiger Day on July 29, Twentytwo13 spoke to wildlife conservation expert, Shah Redza Hussein.
Shah Redza and his team currently help manage the operations at the Al-Sultan Abdullah Royal Tiger Reserve, through Enggang Management Services. Shah Redza serves as its chief executive officer.
The Malayan Tiger, otherwise known by its Latin name Panthera Tigris Jacksoni, is a subspecies of tiger found only in Peninsular Malaysia, and considered native to this country.
In the 1950’s, the population of the Malayan Tiger was estimated at 3,000. In 2019, Malaysia’s First National Tiger Survey revealed less than 150 Malayan Tigers roaming in the wild.
The significant reduction in numbers was due to illegal poaching, habitat loss, and decline in prey over the years.
