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Poison found in two dead pygmy elephants
KOTA KINABALU: Two female pygmy elephants found dead had died of poison, Sabah’s environment minister, Datuk Christina Liew, said yesterday. However, the authorities had yet to identify the type of the poison. “We will investigate further,” she told reporters. The
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Sabah threatened by critical wildlife extinction
KOTA KINABALU: 2019 has been a challenging year for Sabah in terms of preservation and conservation of its wildlife and environment, which has witnessed several tragic events including the threat of extinction of some of the state’s most endangered species.
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Yet another pygmy elephant found dead in Kinabatangan
KINABATANGAN: The carcass of another Borneo pygmy elephant was discovered in Sukau, Kinabatangan today. Sabah Wildlife Department (JHL) director Augustine Tuuga while confirming the matter said, however, he could not provide any details as yet. “We have to wait for
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Three charged for possession of pygmy elephant tusks
TAWAU: Three men who are serving a jail term were today charged with possessing or conspiring to possess two protected Borneo Pygmy elephant tusks at the Tawau Sessions Court. The three men, Paranchoi Nordin, 59, Abdullah Simin, 68, and Martin
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Back ankles of Pygmy elephant carcass found cut off
KINABATANGAN: Both the back ankles of a Borneo Pygmy elephant carcass found floating in Sungai Kinabatangan had been cut off with a sharp object, said Kinabatangan police chief Supt Dzulbaharin Ismail last night. However, he said a post-mortem on the
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Pygmy elephant found dead with shot wound in Beluran
BELURAN: An adult pygmy elephant was found dead, believed to have been shot, in an oil palm plantation yesterday. Beluran district police chief Supt Kasim Muda, in a statement today, said the male elephant, with its tusks removed, was believed
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Human-elephant conflict: Local community plays crucial role in conservation
KOTA KINABALU: The local community plays a very important role in elephant conservation in Sabah as they are the ones who often have to deal with the presence of the wildlife, said Seratu Aatai Project director Dr Nurzhafarina Othman. She
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Sabah gov’t lauds swift arrests of pygmy elephant killers
The Sabah state governmen lauded the swift action of the police and the Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) in arresting six men suspected of brutally killing a male pygmy elephant in Kalabakan, Tawau, recently. Sabah deputy chief minister Datuk Christina Liew,
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Six suspects arrested over brutal elephant killing
KOTA KINABALU: The police have arrested six suspects over the brutal killing of a juvenile Borneo pygmy elephant in a series of raids from 12.20am to this afternoon. Speaking at a press conference, Tawau district police chief assistant commissioner Peter
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Liew: Sabah Wildlife Dept and cops tracking down elephant killers
TARAKAN: The Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) is working with the police to track down poachers involved in the brutal killing of a pygmy elephant in Sungai Udin, Dumpas, Kalabakan, Tawau, last week. Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina
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