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A senior Malaysian forestry official faces serious public backlash after claiming logging is beneficial for tigers. The claim, made by Abdul Khalim Abu Samah, director of the Kelantan state forestry department, during a Jan. 24 press conference, was the latest salvo in a heated debate between Malaysian officials and Indigenous communities over the impacts of deforestation after a tiger mauling left a man dead in Kelantan on Jan. 7. The incident was the fourth recorded attack on a human by wildlife in the area in the past five years, and the second with fatal consequences. The incident spurred …