BALING – A male elephant that was alleged to have damaged crops in Kg Seri Ketengga near here was caught by the Elephant Capture Unit of the Kedah Wildlife and National Parks Department (Wildllfe) yesterday.
Kedah Wildlife director Jamalul Nasir Ibrahim said the elephant, estimated to be between 10 and 12-years-old, was captured at about 10am in a rubber plantation.
“The Wildlife office in Baling received a report at about 9am last July 15 on the sighting of an elephant that was believed to have damaged the crops and caused fear among farmers… the male elephant was then captured and it is in good health,” he said when contacted today.
Jamalul Nasir said the elephant, with a footprint size of 10 inches (0.25m) and the tusks about 7 inches long, had been sighted in the area several times.
“At the moment, we have not decided the place for the relocation of the elephant and prior to that, we will continue to monitor the area where it was captured and feed it in the morning and evening,” he added. – Bernama, July 17, 2022
