KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is deciding whether to move a herd of Borneo pygmy elephants deep into its central jungles in efforts to ensure the safety of villagers and also to protect the animals.
The translocation of two of the herd’s more aggressive elephants to Dermakot Forest Reserve was completed over the last two days.
Now, wildlife rangers are studying the possibility of relocating the remaining 17 jumbos.
According to Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun, the relocation would protect the elephants as well as villagers and plantations that they encroached into.
A herd of about 30 elephants prowled into orchards and farms belonging to villagers at Kampung Bauto in Telupid, about 300km from here, last week.
Sabah Wildlife Department rangers were able to calm the herd after they tranquilised two “aggressive” females that were later restrained with chains.
The two females were relocated to the Dermakot forest 80km away after rangers fitted them with GPS collars.
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