Kuala Lampur, Aug. 24 -- The recent clear felling of trees over six acres of Bukit Kiara Federal Park (TPBK) for the National Landscape Department (JLN)'s new office and "welcome centre" has somewhat polarised Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) residents and park users mostly from across KL and PJ.

Residents of the Jalan Abang Haji Openg (JAHO) neighbourhood are a major opinion bloc.

They include parents who endure park-goer traffic snarls when sending their kids to school but also retirees enjoying easy foot access to the park at off-peak times of their choosing.

The active members of the Friends of Bukit Kiara (FoBK), whose concerns for biodiversity and ecosystem conservation are shaped by years of vibrant discourse, also bring strong and di...