Illegal logging exposes large tract of Sungai Tekali forest to soil erosion: No body care as long as they can survive. BUT when the desaster occured and effect many then everybody will talk and give reasons. Education is very important.

Since 2009, there have been reports on increased flooding, damaged natural habitat for wildlife such as tigers and elephants, and reduction of water catchment areas in the state.
The Malaysian Nature Society is still up in arms against the policy whereby a forest reserve does not need to be degazetted if trees are felled and replaced with LTC for the production of timber, despite the damage such actions cause to the biodiversity.