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FOREWARD

Assalamualaikum w.b.t. and Good Day to all of you,

We are pleased to inform that Department of Wildlife and National Parks
(PERHILITAN) has published the latest issue of Journal of Wildlife and Parks
(JWP), Volume 36 (2021). First of all, would like to congratulate and applaud all
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the authors, contributors, Management and Editorial Board for their continuous
support making this JWP Vol 36 relevant and significant for publication.

This issue contains eight (8) articles; consisting of six (6) full research papers,
and two (2) short communications. The very first article for this volume discusses
on the current population status of Sumatran rhinoceros in Taman Negara
National Park, Peninsular Malaysia and possible causes of its extinct in the wild.
The second article described on a statistic of Malayan tapir roadkill in Peninsular
Malaysia from 2006 to 2019. The third article is a case report on trypanosomes
infestation in Malayan tiger and its treatment by DWNP veterinary’s team. The
diversity of bat species (chiroptera) at selected Central Forest Spine (CFS)
Ecological Corridors in Peninsular Malaysia were highlighted in one article. The
other article described the morphology and habitat distribution of all voucher
specimens of large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus) and island flying fox
(Pteropus hypomelanus) in the collection of Institute for Medical Research,
Malaysia. An article on the ecological important of small pteropodid bats as seed
and pollen dispersal in Malaysian lowland forests is also discussed.

This issue also included a short article describing first captive born Sunda
pangolin (Manis javanica) in Malaysia. In addition, an article on camera trap
record of siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) venture to the ground is also
presented.

Articles in JWP can be freely downloaded at http://www.wildlife.gov.my/index-
.php/ms/penerbitan/103-jurnal and are listed in MyJurnal of the Malaysian
Citation Center (http://www.myjurnal.my/public/browse-journal-
view.php?id=434) and Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/
citations?hl=en&user= Zxk99hYAAAJ). I hope this volume will add to the ever-
increasing knowledge of wildlife sciences and protected areas in general. Thank
you.

Khairul Nizam Kamaruddin
Editor-in-Chief,
Journal of Wildlife and Parks,
Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia (PERHILITAN).