TANJUNG MALIM: The operator of the nation’s largest rainforest nursery near Proton City here has requested a time extension of at least one year to save over 1,000 endangered tree species planted on the 80.93-hectare area. She said the nursery, which has now become a full man-made forest, has been painstakingly cultivated over the past 20 years ago with a huge variety of tree species including tualang madu, meranti, different types of timber and rare fruits, rambutan, chestnuts and mangosteen. A check by Bernama at the site found machinery including a bulldozer was used to cut down the trees. Meanwhile, Tanjung Malim District Council (MDTM) president Faizal Nizam Md Nor had issued a stop-work order to the PCB as no land work plan was summited to the local authority before the clearing was carried out. Faizal Nizam said it was an offence to conduct or permit any land works without first submitting the plan and obtaining approval from the local authority.

Source: New Strait Times March 01, 2020 12:45 UTC