KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — An adult female tapir weighing about 200kg died after it was believed to have been hit by a vehicle along the Dungun-Bukit Besi road near Kampung Serdang in Dungun last night.

Terengganu Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) director Dennis Ten Choon Yung said the department received a report from a member of the public about the incident at 8.30pm, Bernama reported.

“An inspection found injuries to the tapir’s head and several scratches on its body,” he said in a statement today.

He said the incident occurred about 100 metres from the Bukit Bauk Forest Reserve, where warning signs alerting motorists to wildlife crossings had been installed.