Landowners in Sabah should be held liable if elephants die on their land proposes WWF Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/05/23/landowners-in-sabah-should-be-held-liable-if-elephants-die-on-their-land-proposes-wwf/#miAmxIgLgoVYiEbE.99

KOTA KINABALU: Landowners should be held accountable if an elephant dies on their land.

This is one proposal by WWF-Malaysia, in response to the alarming finding of six carcasses of Borneo elephants in eastern Sabah within six weeks.

The conservation NGO underlined that this proposal was actually first brought up by Sabah's Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment, when an amendment to the Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997 was suggested.

This provision will reverse the burden of proof, which would no longer lie with the prosecutors.

“Industries and landowners need to be held more accountable for the death of elephants on their land. With more accountability, we believe that the industry players will be more inclined to take necessary measures to prevent elephant deaths as well as to conserve this iconic species,” stressed WWF-Malaysia Executive Director / CEO, Dato’ Dr Dionysius Sharma.


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