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Straying elephants to be driven into Tabin Forest Reserve
LAHAD DATU: Efforts are underway to drive a herd of about 100 elephants that encroached into Felda settlers’ land in Anjung Teduh, Felda Sahabat, Tungku near here, into Tabin Forest Reserve. Sabah Wildlide Department (JHL) officer Silvester Saimin said the tasks
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Seven wildlife offenders arrested in Sabah in first 15 days of Jan
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Christina Liew said wildlife offenders have been arrested in the first 15 days of this year through joint operations mounted by General Operation Force, the Sabah Forestry Department and Sabah Wildlife Department. She said while
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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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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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Shafie: Stiffer penalty needed against elephant killers
KOTA KINABALU: Irked by another elephant killing, Sabah chief minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has called for a heavier penalty to be imposed on any individual or party found guilty of killing elephants in the state. He said the
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Sabah CM: Zero tolerance for elephant killers in the state
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah chief minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said that stern action would be taken against anyone who kills elephants in the state. In issuing the warning, he also urged the public not to harm elephants entering their
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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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