PETALING JAYA: The Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) have captured a wild male elephant in Kemaman, Terengganu after receiving complaints from an oil palm plantation owner.
“The human-elephant conflict in Terengganu is one of the highest in Peninsula Malaysia. Perhilitan is always looking for the best way to solve them based on the National Elephant Conservation Plan , ” they said in a Facebook post on Tuesday .The NECAP which was launched in November 2013, outlines conservation activities from 2013 to 2022.
Elephants are totally protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 and are listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature red list.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
COMMENT | An East Malaysian pachydermTwo bull elephants fighting for dominance over the jungle takes a twist when a Sabah pygmy elephant enters the fray.
Read more »
Lima mat rempit dijel tiga bulankemaman LIMA mat rempit dipenjara tiga bulan dan didenda RM6,000 masing-masing selepas mengaku salah di Mahkamah Majistret Kemaman, hari ini, kerana memandu secara merbahaya.
Read more »
Covid-19: Former patient in Malaysia among import cases detected in Cambodia, says Dr Noor Hisham | Malay MailPUTRAJAYA, June 29 — One of the two Cambodian males who tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Cambodia from Malaysia is a former patient who had been declared to have recovered. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the other passenger confirmed positive was a...
Read more »
Ex-police officer pleads guilty to 'Golden State Killer' murders in California | Malay MailSACRAMENTO, June 30 — An ex-policeman accused of being the “Golden State Killer,” a serial predator who terrorised much of California with a string of slayings, rapes and break-ins over 10 years, pleaded guilty yesterday to multiple murder and kidnapping charges. Joseph James DeAngelo, 74,...
Read more »