The forest rangers of the Royal Belum State Park have their work carved out for them. This important tiger habitat in the northern Peninsular Malaysia occupies over 100,000 hectares – about 4 times the size of Singapore – but has only 7 forest rangers and 10 assistants.
Not only are they thinly stretched, the rangers also don’t get that many days off. Living away from their families, they have little time with loved ones. Little wonder then that when asked what they wish for, the Belum rangers unanimously said, “More people to become rangers.”
Not only are they thinly stretched, the rangers also don’t get that many days off. Living away from their families, they have little time with loved ones. Little wonder then that when asked what they wish for, the Belum rangers unanimously said, “More people to become rangers.”
