Malaysia's warning to highway drivers: Don't honk at elephants

The Associated Press

March 25, 2007

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Elephants are straying onto one of Malaysia's main highways, prompting the government to warn drivers not to trigger a possible rampage by honking at the animals, a news report said Sunday.

The warning came after a motorist claimed to have been chased for about 50 meters (160 feet) earlier this month by a herd of elephants that had been blocking part of the East-West Highway. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Sazmi Miah, parliamentary secretary of the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry, said elephants are often spotted crossing the 125-kilometer (78-mile) highway, which cuts through forested territory in peninsular Malaysia.

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