KOTA KINABALU: An elephant bull has been captured and will be transferred out from Kg Ulu Muanad, Beluran, to a distant forest reserve.
According to Sabah Wildlife Department’s spokesperson, Siti Nur’ain Amp Acheh, the elephant bull was captured after two weeks of tracking its movement.
She said that there are still three elephants remaining in the area and that SWD hopes to capture and translocate them as soon as possible out of the area.
She explained that human-elephant conflict in Ulu Muanad has been an issue since November, 2015.
The damages caused by the elephants at the area were estimated to be nearly RM200,000 per annum.
The Sandakan Wildlife Office has been working closely with the community at Ulu Muanad, The Forest Trust (NGO) and IJM Plantation in Ulu Muanad since 18 November, 2015 to address the human-elephant conflict there.
The Forest Trust and IJM Plantation has formed a team comprising of youths from Kg Ulu Muanad to assist the department to mitigate the conflict.
Training and workshops have been conducted to prepare the team for the task.
The full cooperation from the team and the fund provided by the Forest Trust and IJM Plantation as well as the local community in Kg Ulu Muanad have helped eased the human-elephant conflict there and SWD is grateful for their support.
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Saturday, August 04, 2018
Bull elephant captured, waiting to be translocated to forest reserve
BELURAN: A bull elephant was successfully captured at Kampung Ulu Muanad here by wildlife rangers yesterday after two weeks of tracking, and is now waiting to be translocated to a forest reserve.
There were still three other elephants remaining in the area which Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) hoped to capture and translocate as soon as possible to reduce human-elephant conflict there, said SWD officer and spokesperson Siti Nurain Ampuan Acheh.
The Sandakan Wildlife Department office at present has been working closely with the community there, as well as non-governmental organisation (NGO) the Forest Trust and IJM Plantation management since November 2015, when the human-elephant conflict become an issue.
In a statement here, Siti Nurain said the conflict had resulted in damage of about RM200,000 a year.
“The Forest Trust and IJM Plantation then formed a team of youths from Kg Ulu Muanad to assist the Wildlife Department to mitigate the conflict.
“Training and workshop were conducted to prepare the team to assist in mitigating the conflict.
“The full cooperation of the whole team has eased the situation of human-elephant conflict in Ulu Muanad, and Sabah Wildlife Department wishes to thank those involved in the process and hoped for their continuous support,” she added.
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There were still three other elephants remaining in the area which Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) hoped to capture and translocate as soon as possible to reduce human-elephant conflict there, said SWD officer and spokesperson Siti Nurain Ampuan Acheh.
The Sandakan Wildlife Department office at present has been working closely with the community there, as well as non-governmental organisation (NGO) the Forest Trust and IJM Plantation management since November 2015, when the human-elephant conflict become an issue.
In a statement here, Siti Nurain said the conflict had resulted in damage of about RM200,000 a year.
“The Forest Trust and IJM Plantation then formed a team of youths from Kg Ulu Muanad to assist the Wildlife Department to mitigate the conflict.
“Training and workshop were conducted to prepare the team to assist in mitigating the conflict.
“The full cooperation of the whole team has eased the situation of human-elephant conflict in Ulu Muanad, and Sabah Wildlife Department wishes to thank those involved in the process and hoped for their continuous support,” she added.
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Saturday, January 27, 2018
Injured elephant captured in Sabah oil palm plantation dies
Sabah Wildlife Director Augustine Tuuga said the elephant, estimated to be six or seven years of age, had shown signs of injury when it was captured by the Wildlife Department’s Rescue Unit.
He said the elephant was reported to have been aggressive towards plantation workers and villagers in surrounding areas, which led to its capture on Nov 24 at Desa Plantation, and was then taken to Borneo Elephant Sanctuary.
“While undergoing medical examination and treatment, its tongue was found to have serious wound, believed to have been caused by a gunshot.
“The wound on the tongue made the elephant unable to eat or drink,” he said in a statement here tonight.
Tuuga said a post mortem conducted on the elephant found a bullet lodged in the injured front left leg and there were also gunshot marks on the body, but did not penetrate or caused any internal organ injury.
“Dehydration is believed to be the cause of death because the elephant was unable to drink due to the injury on its tongue,” he said.
Tuuga said the Sabah Wildlife Department would be investigating the case as it involved the death of a totally protected species.
“While the Sabah Wildlife Department fully understand the problem faced by the people associated with elephant in their environment, we would really appreciate cooperation from all concerned by contacting the department’s nearest office for assistance to mitigate disturbance and property loss,” he said. — Bernama
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He said the elephant was reported to have been aggressive towards plantation workers and villagers in surrounding areas, which led to its capture on Nov 24 at Desa Plantation, and was then taken to Borneo Elephant Sanctuary.
“While undergoing medical examination and treatment, its tongue was found to have serious wound, believed to have been caused by a gunshot.
“The wound on the tongue made the elephant unable to eat or drink,” he said in a statement here tonight.
Tuuga said a post mortem conducted on the elephant found a bullet lodged in the injured front left leg and there were also gunshot marks on the body, but did not penetrate or caused any internal organ injury.
“Dehydration is believed to be the cause of death because the elephant was unable to drink due to the injury on its tongue,” he said.
Tuuga said the Sabah Wildlife Department would be investigating the case as it involved the death of a totally protected species.
“While the Sabah Wildlife Department fully understand the problem faced by the people associated with elephant in their environment, we would really appreciate cooperation from all concerned by contacting the department’s nearest office for assistance to mitigate disturbance and property loss,” he said. — Bernama
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