WWF-Malaysia urges anti-poaching efforts to be ramped up in the Ulu Muda Forest Reserve following recent concerns raised by the Kedah Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) suggesting that wildlife populations in the forest reserve are in decline.

According to local reports, Kedah Perhilitan director Jamalun Nasir said that camera traps set up by the department in the forest reserve have recorded fewer animals over the past few years, attributing it to poaching and illegal logging activities in the area. He added that the decrease emphasised the seriousness of the threat faced by Ulu Muda and its wildlife.