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Imagine a roar so thunderous that it echoes through the lush forests in Peninsular Malaysia. That is the mark of a great apex predator, the Malayan Tiger. Now, that roar is rarely heard as the once thriving population of tigers has dwindled from over 3000 to less than 150  individuals in the wild in the last 100 years. The Malayan Tiger is now a critically endangered species. 

In countries like China and Vietnam, tigers are prized for their purported healing properties where their body parts are used in traditional Chinese medicine. This demand is the main driving force behind the operations of illegal poachers who frequently cross the borders into northern Malaysia.  This coupled with the rapid loss of habitat due to deforestation and logging, are the reasons for the decline in the number of tigers. Over the span of five years (between 2010 and 2015), Malaysia’s natural forests shrunk by 200,000 hectares, which is equivalent to an estimated 370, 000 football fields. 

Walking the same ground as these elusive creatures are Ardi Bin Kembong and his team, the Menraq Patrol Unit, whose main mission is to protect the tigers by literally walking the ground to clear the forest of snares and watch for illegal poachers. Ardi and his team have an edge over outsiders who come trespassing through the forests. They are from the Jahai tribe, an indigeous people who have lived in Royal Belum Temengor Forest for generations. They know the forest inside out.