Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Rampaging elephants moved to Taman Negara

The Star
June 3, 2008

LABIS: Two wild elephants, caught after they went on a rampage at a farm in Kampung Tenang, have been transferred to Taman Negara.

Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) officers carried out the transfer yesterday.

The elephants, aged 10 and 15, will be released into the wild.

Lancang Pahang Elephant Operation commander Nasaruddin Othman said the elephants were caught between May 26 and May 27 after two villages in Kota Tinggi were destroyed by several elephants two months ago.

“We started searching for the elephants last Wednesday ... We're still looking for one that escaped.”

It is learnt that villagers complained that more than 8ha of farms were destroyed by the elephants resulting in RM30,000 worth of damage.

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