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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Elephant from herd in conflict with Sabahy/n villagers for past three years captured
KOTA KINABALU: Wildlife officers have captured a bull Borneo pygmy elephant, part of a herd that has been in conflict with villagers in east coast Beluran district for about three years.
Sabah Wildlife Department director Datuk Augustine Tuuga said its officers and some villagers had been tracking the movements of the elephants at Kg Ulu Muanad for two weeks and finally managed to capture one on Thursday (July 19).
He said that they would be moving the animal far away from Ulu Maunad, but did not disclosed where.
Tuuga said that they were still tracking three more elephants, and hoped to capture and translocate them as soon as possible.
He said the Sandakan Wildlife Office worked closely with the Ulu Muanad community, NGO The Forest Trust as well as IJM plantation and formed a team of village youth to handle to situation.
Wildlife conservationists are growing concern over a sudden spike in deaths of elephants with some 16 found dead since April this year.
The cause of the animals' deaths have yet to be ascertained as post-mortem examinations on the carcasses provided no conclusive evidence for wildlife rangers investigating the cases.
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https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/07/20/sabah-wildlife-officers-capture-elephant/
Sabah Wildlife Department director Datuk Augustine Tuuga said its officers and some villagers had been tracking the movements of the elephants at Kg Ulu Muanad for two weeks and finally managed to capture one on Thursday (July 19).
He said that they would be moving the animal far away from Ulu Maunad, but did not disclosed where.
Tuuga said that they were still tracking three more elephants, and hoped to capture and translocate them as soon as possible.
He said the Sandakan Wildlife Office worked closely with the Ulu Muanad community, NGO The Forest Trust as well as IJM plantation and formed a team of village youth to handle to situation.
Wildlife conservationists are growing concern over a sudden spike in deaths of elephants with some 16 found dead since April this year.
The cause of the animals' deaths have yet to be ascertained as post-mortem examinations on the carcasses provided no conclusive evidence for wildlife rangers investigating the cases.
Please credit and share this article with others using this link:
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/07/20/sabah-wildlife-officers-capture-elephant/
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