'Rare clouded leopard sighting in Tawau a call for greater conservation efforts'

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A rare sighting of the Sunda clouded leopard in Tawau Hills on Wednesday is a call for relevant agencies to ramp up protection for the vulnerable species, conservation group 1Stop Borneo Wildlife said. The Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi) is deemed one of the rarest and least studied carnivores in Borneo due to its elusive nature. Only about 750 are left in Sabah. 1Stop Borneo Wildlife founder Shavez Cheema and president Chun Xin Wong spotted the animal on Wednesday night during a routine walk, the first such sighting for the two conservationists who have done about 20 night walks a month in the area for the past four years. “This sighting means they are still out there. Agencies like the Sabah Parks, Forestry and Wildlife Departments are trying their best to conserve them, and this means more needs to be done,” Shavez told Malaysiakini. Shavez said the leopard was calm and…