Bernama
April 13, 2008
BALING, April 13 (Bernama) -- A group of wild elephants believed to be from the Rimba Teloi forest reserve went on a rampage in Kampung Kelian Dalam Siong near here last night causing untold damage to local residents' plants and trees.
Banana, jackfruit and oil palm trees in the Risda Mini Estate and smallholdings there suffered various degrees of damage.
A resident, Mansor Yaakob, 55, said he suffered severe losses when the jackfruit trees he planted 15 years ago, were destroyed by the elephants.
"I am afraid there will be more destruction by the elephants if no action is taken by the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan)," he told Bernama today.
Mansor said some of the residents had also bumped into the elephants at a river near their plantation.
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