GERIK – A female elephant, aged between 30 and 35 years old, rampaged in the compound of SK RPS Kemar near here last Tuesday.
Malaysian Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) Perak director Yusoff Shariff said the wild elephant wandered in the school grounds, damaging the electric fence, but no one was injured.
“Our staff went to the school to repair the fence and increased the voltage on the charger to 9.1, which, together with the blue LED lights, should be able to scare off elephants,” he told Bernama here today when asked to comment on a video showing the elephant at the school, which has now gone viral.
He said Perhilitan Perak has had the electric fence installed around the school since last November to prevent wild elephants from entering the premises.
He called on residents in the area to help Perhilitan maintain the fence as it was erected to keep children, teachers, and everyone else safe. – Bernama, January 21, 2021
