A rogue herd's year-long reign of terror ends

Shahrum Sayuthi, New Straits Times
January 27, 2007
KUANTAN, SAT.: She was the ringleader, steering her cohorts on destructive rampages around several villages and signalling the retreat when things got too hot. Her year-long reign of terror ended yesterday.
The female elephant, believed to be 20 to 30 years old, was caught after her latest exploit at Kampung Nadak Seberang last Thursday.
For the past year she has led the raids of about 20 elephants on oil palm holdings and orchards here and in Panching, destroying crops and trees.
State Wildlife and National Parks Protection Department director, Inche Ali Che Aman, said after complaints from the villagers a team of 10 rangers was sent to track down the rogue herd on Thursday. The next day they found the elephants in a nearby forest.

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