Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia

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Department of Wildlife and National Parks of Peninsular Malaysia
Department overview
Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara (PERHILITAN) Semenanjung Malaysia جابتن ڤرليندوڠن هيدوڤن ليار دان تامن نڬارا‎

Formed	1896 (1972)
Preceding Department	Game Department (Jabatan Mergastua)
Type	Federal government (Peninsular)
Jurisdiction	Government of Malaysia
Headquarters	Km 10, Jalan Cheras, 56100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: 03-90866800
Motto	Wildlife For Future Generations (Hidupan Liar Untuk Generasi Akan Datang)
Minister responsible	Nik Nazmi, Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change
Deputy Minister responsible	Huang Tiong Sii, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change
Department executive	Dato’ Abdul Kadir bin Abu Hashim, Director-General
Parent Department	Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources
Website	www.wildlife.gov.my
Footnotes
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The Department of Wildlife and National Parks of Peninsular Malaysia (Malay: Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: جابتن ڤرليندوڠن هيدوڤن ليار دان تامن نڬارا‎), abbreviated PERHILITAN, is a governmental organisation that is responsible for the protection, management and preservation of wildlife and national parks in Peninsular Malaysia.

The department was established under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 which consolidated all the state game departments in Peninsular Malaysia. As of 2006, the department is placed under the purview of Malaysian Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment. It is headed by a director-general and that post is currently held by Dato’ Abdul Kadir bin Abu Hashim.

National parks in Sabah are the responsibility of the Sabah Wildlife Department and Sabah Parks while for Sarawak, it is under Sarawak Forest Corporation.

References

Kawada, Shin-ichiro; Shinohara, Akio; Yasuda, Masatoshi; Oda, Sen-ichi; Liat, Lim Boo (2003). "The mole of Peninsular Malaysia: notes on its identification and ecology". Mammal Study. 28 (1): 73–77. doi:10.3106/mammalstudy.28.73. ISSN 1343-4152.
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Sources

Shepherd, Chris R; Shepherd, Loretta Ann (June 2010). "The trade in Viverridae and Prionodontidae in Peninsular Malaysia with notes on conservation and legislation". Small Carnivore Conservation. 42.
Karuppannan, K.V; Saaban, S; Firdaus Ariff, A.R; Mustappa, A.R (January 2013). "NON-SURGICAL CASTRATION IN CONTROLING LONG TAILED MACAQUE (Macaca fascicularis) POPULATION BY DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND NATIONAL PARKS (DWNP) PENINSULAR MALAYSIA". Malaysian Journal of Veterinary Research. 4 (1): 33–36.

External links

Official website
Ministry of Natural Resource and the Environment
Sabah Wildlife Department Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
Sarawak Forestry

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