Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia

The Department of Wildlife and National Parks of Peninsular Malaysia (Malay: Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: جابتن ڤرليندوڠن هيدوڤن ليار دان تامن نڬارا‎), abbreviated PERHILITAN, is a governmental organisation that is responsible for the protection, management and preservation of wildlife and national parks in Peninsular Malaysia.^[1]

Department of Wildlife and National Parks of Peninsular Malaysia

Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara (PERHILITAN) Semenanjung Malaysia جابتن ڤرليندوڠن هيدوڤن ليار دان تامن نڬارا‎
Department overview
Formed	1896 (1972)
Preceding Department	Game Department (Jabatan Mergastua)
Type	Federal government (Peninsular)
Jurisdiction	Government of Malaysia
Headquarters	Km 10, Jalan Cheras, 56100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: [phone]
Motto	Wildlife For Future Generations (Hidupan Liar Untuk Generasi Akan Datang)
Minister responsible	Nik Nazmi, Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change
Deputy Minister responsible	Huang Tiong Sii, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change
Department executive	Dato’ Abdul Kadir bin Abu Hashim, Director-General
Parent Department	Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources
Website	www.wildlife.gov.my
Footnotes
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The department was established under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 which consolidated all the state game departments in Peninsular Malaysia. As of 2006, the department is placed under the purview of Malaysian Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment. It is headed by a director-general and that post is currently held by Dato’ Abdul Kadir bin Abu Hashim.

National parks in Sabah are the responsibility of the Sabah Wildlife Department and Sabah Parks while for Sarawak, it is under Sarawak Forest Corporation.^[2]

See also

• List of national parks of Malaysia
• Malaysian Wildlife Law