Overview of legal and administrative approaches to manage human-wildlife conflicts in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mustafa, Maizatun, Ariffin, Mariani, Sabran, Siti Fatimah, Tan, Sarah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws (AIKOL), International Islamic University Malaysia 2017
• Subjects: KPG Malaysia
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/57325/7/57325.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57325/; https://icdr2017.org/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Human-wildlife conflicts result when the actions of humans or wildlife have an adverse impact upon the other. This paper presents an overview of Malaysia’s legal and administrative approaches to manage human-wildlife conflicts (HWC). Firstly, the paper reviews the status of wildlife in Malaysia a...