Perhilitan traps female panther in Negeri Sembilan
New Straits Times 14 May 11;
KUALA PILAH: The Negeri Sembilan Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) has caught a female panther in Kampung Tanjung Limau Purut, Ulu Bendul here yesterday.
Its director, Mohd Zaide Mohamed Zin, said the three-year-old female panther, weighing 20kg, was caught after she fell into a trap behind a villager's house, which was set since May 5 using a goose as bait.
"At 7.55pm yesterday, the villager heard the fall of the trap-door and believing that the panther had been trapped, he contacted our officials.
"We have sent the panther to be taken care of by the Melaka Zoo," he told Bernama when contacted, here today.
Mohd Zaide said this was the second panther caught in the village after the first one in February.
Prior to this, he said a villager, Muhamad Yunus, who is also goose breeder, had filed a complaint to Perhilitan after some of his geese and turkeys, were devoured by the panther, causing him to suffer losses amounting to RM400.
"We have carried out investigation and identified the possible predator before setting up the trap," he said. -- Bernama
