ALOR SETAR, Kedah: A man died on Friday afternoon (Sep 7) after he was believed to have been stepped on by an elephant while walking home with his brother in Malaysia’s Kedah state.
Padang Terap district police chief Noh Idris said Mat Juhid Osman, 49, and his brother were returning home from an orchard near the Padang Terap district when they were believed to have been “suddenly” attacked by the elephant at about 6.30pm.
The victim sustained injuries on the head and broke his arm in the attack, and was taken to Kuala Nerang Hospital by his brother. The doctor at the hospital later confirmed the victim’s death, Noh said in a statement on Saturday.
The police chief said the victim’s body has been sent to Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah for a post-mortem.
The Department of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN) has been contacted to track down the elephant and determine whether it is still in the surrounding areas, he added.
A PERHILITAN spokesman said that it was possible that the elephant had escaped deep into the
jungle.
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Sunday, September 23, 2018
Friday, March 16, 2018
Animal activists: Bad idea to relocate wild elephant that attacked lorry driver
Animal activists are not keen on the idea of tracking down and relocating a wild elephant that attacked a lorry driver last week as suggested by Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.
Former Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) president Prof Maketab Mohamed said relocating the elephant will not solve any problems.
“This idea is absurd. How will relocating the elephant solve any problem? On top of that, how about other elephants in the area? Does the ministry plan to relocate all of them?” he asked.
Speaking to Malay Mail, Maketab said the authorities should instead investigate why the elephant attacked the lorry driver.
“There is a possibility that the victim had tried to take photos of the mammal and the flash from the mobile phone could have triggered the attack,” he said.
On Feb 2, a 69-year-old lorry driver suffered broken bones and serious injuries to his neck after he was attacked by a wild elephant near Gerik.
M. Paramanazan, from Sungai Siput Utara, was stomped by the elephant along KM19 of the East-West Highway at 4.30pm after he stopped his lorry to look at the wild beast.
After the incident, Wan Junaidi was reported as saying that the ministry would track down and relocate the elephant in question.
He said the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) would move the elephant to the Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary (National Elephant Conservation Centre).
Maketab said before making major decision, the ministry should advise motorists travelling along the Gerik to Jeli Highway to not provoke the animals if they ever come across it.
“Even honking at the elephants, can be a dangerous move as the noise might irritate them,” he said.
Sahabat Alam Malaysia field officer Meor Razak Meor Abdul Rahman said it would be an uphill task for Perhilitan to track down the elephant as its roaming grounds covered Temenggor to Royal Belum.
“Even if you find the herd, how would you determine which elephant actually trampled the lorry driver?” he asked.
Agreeing with Maketab that the cause of the attack should be determined first, Meor Razak said the elephant would not have attacked the victim without being provoked first.
He also suggested that Perhilitan provide more information to motorists instead of just putting up animal crossing signboards.
“Presently, the signboards only warn motorists of passing elephants in the area. There should be a do’s and dont’s if one encounters a herd of elephants,” he added.
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Man seriously injured after being trampled by elephant on Malaysian highway
GERIK, Perak: A man was seriously injured after he was trampled by an
elephant on Malaysia's Gerik-Jeli East-West Highway between Perak and
Kelantan, at about 4.30pm on Thursday (Feb 1).
Gerik police chief Superintendent Ismail Che Isa said the victim, Mr
M Paramanazan, 69, fractured his left arm ...
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Malaysian elephant roams into Yala, kills rubber tapper
A rubber tapper in Yala, age 75, was killed
early Tuesday by a wild elephant that had ventured across the border
from Malaysia.
Chaiwat In-on, assistant chief of Bannang Sata, was alerted at 7.30am of the death of Sao Somyos, a resident of Moo 5 village in Tambon Tham Thalu.
The man’s severely damaged body was lying near his hut on the rubber plantation, surrounded by elephant footprints.
Sansern Thep-osoth, chief of Bang Lang National Park, said the animal was a wild elephant that had crossed through the border forest from Malaysia.
Sansern said park officials had already driven it back once, but it was lured by crops on the Thai side.
A wild elephant killed another villager in Yala’s Betong district several months ago, he noted.
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Chaiwat In-on, assistant chief of Bannang Sata, was alerted at 7.30am of the death of Sao Somyos, a resident of Moo 5 village in Tambon Tham Thalu.
The man’s severely damaged body was lying near his hut on the rubber plantation, surrounded by elephant footprints.
Sansern Thep-osoth, chief of Bang Lang National Park, said the animal was a wild elephant that had crossed through the border forest from Malaysia.
A wild elephant killed another villager in Yala’s Betong district several months ago, he noted.
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Wednesday, September 06, 2017
Residents worry over encroachment of wild elephants at school
The appearance of few wild elephants at a school in Bandar Penawar here has caused panic to the people as the uninvited guests has damaged some of the school’s property here in Kota Tinggi.
KOTA TINGGI: Several wild elephants that entered school grounds in Bandar Penawar here are causing panic among residents.
They are urging the Johor Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) to come up with long-term solutions to prevent the elephants from encroaching their settlements.
The pictures of the wild elephants, which had damaged the school’s property, went viral on Facebook since Sept 3.
It had received over 1,000 likes and more than 900 shares with netizens expressing their concern.
Zone Eight residents representative committee chairman Abdul Wahab Manan said on Tuesday that the herd had destroyed the landscaping at the school.
“Fortunately, no one was injured as the school was closed for the long break. This is the first time that wild elephants have encroached into settlements,” he said.
Abdul Wahab hoped Perhilitan and the Pengerang local council will work together to ensure that wild elephants do not trespass again.
Johor Perhilitan director Jamalun Nasir said the department would investigate the incident.
He believed the wild elephants, which came from the Panti forests and Felda settlement areas in the Kota Tinggi district, had strayed into the settlements.
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KOTA TINGGI: Several wild elephants that entered school grounds in Bandar Penawar here are causing panic among residents.
They are urging the Johor Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) to come up with long-term solutions to prevent the elephants from encroaching their settlements.
The pictures of the wild elephants, which had damaged the school’s property, went viral on Facebook since Sept 3.
It had received over 1,000 likes and more than 900 shares with netizens expressing their concern.
Zone Eight residents representative committee chairman Abdul Wahab Manan said on Tuesday that the herd had destroyed the landscaping at the school.
“Fortunately, no one was injured as the school was closed for the long break. This is the first time that wild elephants have encroached into settlements,” he said.
Abdul Wahab hoped Perhilitan and the Pengerang local council will work together to ensure that wild elephants do not trespass again.
Johor Perhilitan director Jamalun Nasir said the department would investigate the incident.
He believed the wild elephants, which came from the Panti forests and Felda settlement areas in the Kota Tinggi district, had strayed into the settlements.
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Saturday, September 02, 2017
1,000 villagers in Pahang under siege by elephants
MORE than 1,000 residents at three villages in Jerantut, Pahang, have been living on the edge over the past week.
They face a risk of being attacked by a herd of 11 wild elephants, which have destroyed more than 50ha of their banana and oil palm smallholdings.
Pulau Tawar asssemblyman Dr Ahmad Shukri Ismail said the pachyderm attacks began last Friday, and continued the past week, forcing residents to seek assistance from the Pahang National Parks and Wildlife Department (Perhilitan).
“The animals also destroyed the plants and tried to approach the houses of villagers, prompting us to implement tight controls for the people’s safety.
“Among the affected villages are Kampung Kelola, Kampung Bukit Nikmat and Kampung Batu Leja,” he said yesterday after visiting the affected villagers whose property was destroyed during the incident.
While disclosing that the last time the area faced attacks from wild elephants was in 2003, Ahmad Shukri did not deny that this time, the attacks were the result of extensive forest exploration in nearby areas.
He said he would propose to the state government to create a protected area for elephants and other wildlife in an area measuring 12,140ha to preserve their habitat.
“We will hold a special meeting on August 22 at Perhilitan in Kuantan to discuss the matter,” he added.
Meanwhile, Pahang Perhilitan director Ahmad Azhar Mohammed said his department was devising a way to keep the animals in their habitat to ensure the safety of villagers.
“We believe these wild elephants are from the nearby forest reserve, searching for food, and we must take swift action to prevent the villages from becoming their new habitat,” he noted.
Among the methods used are firecrackers, blue LED lights and firing gunshots into the air to scare the herd from approaching the villages.
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They face a risk of being attacked by a herd of 11 wild elephants, which have destroyed more than 50ha of their banana and oil palm smallholdings.
Pulau Tawar asssemblyman Dr Ahmad Shukri Ismail said the pachyderm attacks began last Friday, and continued the past week, forcing residents to seek assistance from the Pahang National Parks and Wildlife Department (Perhilitan).
“The animals also destroyed the plants and tried to approach the houses of villagers, prompting us to implement tight controls for the people’s safety.
“Among the affected villages are Kampung Kelola, Kampung Bukit Nikmat and Kampung Batu Leja,” he said yesterday after visiting the affected villagers whose property was destroyed during the incident.
While disclosing that the last time the area faced attacks from wild elephants was in 2003, Ahmad Shukri did not deny that this time, the attacks were the result of extensive forest exploration in nearby areas.
He said he would propose to the state government to create a protected area for elephants and other wildlife in an area measuring 12,140ha to preserve their habitat.
“We will hold a special meeting on August 22 at Perhilitan in Kuantan to discuss the matter,” he added.
Meanwhile, Pahang Perhilitan director Ahmad Azhar Mohammed said his department was devising a way to keep the animals in their habitat to ensure the safety of villagers.
“We believe these wild elephants are from the nearby forest reserve, searching for food, and we must take swift action to prevent the villages from becoming their new habitat,” he noted.
Among the methods used are firecrackers, blue LED lights and firing gunshots into the air to scare the herd from approaching the villages.
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