English Version below.

Petisyen kepada Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani , Menteri Sumber Asli dan Kelestarian Alam Sekitar Malaysia: Tindakan Segera Diperlukan untuk Menangani Krisis Perlanggaran Hidupan Liar di Jalan Raya yang Semakin Meningkat

Kami, rakyat Malaysia yang prihatin, mendesak Kerajaan Persekutuan untuk mengambil tindakan segera dan tegas bagi menghentikan peningkatan kes haiwan liar mati dilanggar di jalan raya.

Heart Breaking Video of an ELE Mothers Love. Credit: SAYS

Tragedi terbaru kematian tragik seekor anak gajah pada Hari Ibu baru-baru ini, jelas menunjukkan betapa mendesaknya isu ini perlu ditangani. Insiden yang menyayat hati ini bukanlah kes terpencil sepertimana Kementerian NREC telah mengeluarkan statistic : kekurangan habitat gajah mendadak sebanyak 68% sejak 2016, >2500 kematian hidupan liar dijalanraya dari 2016-2021 dan 2,361 sejak 2020 amat membimbangkan dan sepatutnya menjadi keutamaan tinggi bagi pihak kerajaan.

Krisis ini berpunca daripada pengabaian sistemik selama bertahun-tahun:
• Jalan raya dibina merentasi habitat haiwan liar/hutan simpan kekal
• Penebangan hutan secara pesat
• Tiada lintasan khas dan pagar keselamatan untuk haiwan
• Penguatkuasaan had laju, terutamanya kenderaan berat, yang lemah di  kawasan berisiko tinggi
• Risiko haiwan dilanggar tidak diambil kira dalam perancangan infrastruktur- Kesedaran awam yang rendah mengenai ancaman ini.

Keadaan ini tidak boleh dibiarkan berterusan.

Kami menyeru agar Kerajaan Persekutuan segera melaksanakan:

1. Kenal pasti dan utamakan kawasan panas (hotspot) kemalangan haiwan untuk tindakan segera.Pasang lampu dan pertimbangkan larangan pemanduan waktu malam di kawasan kritikal.

2. Tubuhkan pasukan khas kebangsaan yang melibatkan pakar pemuliharaan, jurutera, saintis dan komuniti tempatan untuk strategi jangka panjang. Wajibkan Penilaian Impak Alam Sekitar (EIA) untuk mengambil kira risiko haiwan dilanggar dalam projek infrastruktur.

3. Bina lintasan hidupan liar dan pagar keselamatan di kawasan berisiko tinggi terutamanya di sepanjang laluan hutan dan kawasan simpanan.

4. Kuatkuasakan had laju dengan tegas dan pasang kamera kelajuan dan turunkan had laju di kawasan lintasan haiwan. Memastikan syarikat pengangkutan dan pemandu kenderaan berat bertanggungjawab ke atas insiden perlanggaran dengan hidupan liar, termasuk siasatan telus, laporan awam, dan tindakan undang-undang sewajarnya sekiranya berlaku kecuaian.

5. Laksanakan kempen kesedaran kebangsaan tentang pemanduan berhemah di kawasan hidupan liar.

Hidupan liar kita bukan sekadar sebahagian daripada biodiversiti, ia adalah sebahagian daripada identiti kita. Kelangsungan hidup haiwan-haiwan ini bergantung kepada usaha kolektif kita untuk melindungi mereka.

Jangan biarkan kematian anak gajah ini sia-sia. Jadikan ia sebagai titik perubahan.

Kami menyeru para pemimpin dengan keazaman politik untuk bertindak dengan segera, penuh belas kasihan dan komitmen.

Yang benar,
Rakyat Malaysia yang prihatin

English Version

Petition to YB Tuan Nik Nazmi bin Nik Ahmad, Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability of Malaysia: Immediate Action Needed to Address the Escalating Wildlife Roadkill Crisis

We, the concerned citizens of Malaysia, urge the Federal Government to take immediate and firm action to stop the rising number of wildlife deaths caused by road collisions.

The recent tragic death of a baby elephant on Mother's Day clearly demonstrates the urgent need to address this issue.

Heartbreaking video of an Ele Mothers Love: Credit: SAYS

This heartbreaking incident is not isolated, as the Ministry of NRES itself has reported: a 68% drastic decline in elephant habitat since 2016, >2500 wildlife roadkill from 2016 -2021 and 2,361 wildlife roadkill deaths since 2020 — an alarming trend and should have been a high priority concern to the government since.

This crisis stems from years of systemic neglect: 
• Roads are built through wildlife habitats and not to mention with rapid deforestation
• No dedicated crossings or safety fencing for wildlife
• Weak enforcement of speed limits, especially for heavy vehicles in high-risk areas
• Roadkill risk is not considered in infrastructure planning
• Low public awareness of the threat

This situation cannot be allowed to continue.

We call on the Federal Government to immediately implement the following:
1. Identify and prioritize wildlife roadkill hotspots for immediate mitigation action. Install street lights and consider a ban on night driving in critical areas.

2.Establish a national task force involving conservationists, engineers, scientists, and local communities to develop long-term strategies. Make it mandatory for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) to include wildlife roadkill risk and mitigation in infrastructure projects.

3. Build wildlife crossings and install safety fencing in high-risk areas, especially along forest reserves and wildlife corridors.

4. Enforce speed limits strictly, install speed cameras, and reduce speed limits in wildlife crossing zones. Ensure that transport companies and heavy vehicle drivers are held accountable for wildlife collisions, including transparent investigations, public reporting, and legal action where negligence is involved.

5. Launch a national awareness campaign on responsible driving in wildlife zones.

Our wildlife is not just part of our biodiversity. It is part of our identity and natural heritage. The survival of these animals depends on our collective effort to protect them. 

Do not let this baby elephant’s death be in vain. Let it be the turning point.

We call on our leaders political will to act with urgency, compassion and commitment.

Sincerely,

Concerned Malaysians