BELURAN: Another pygmy elephant, an endangered species found in the tropical rainforests of Borneo, was found dead with its tusks removed, near here, on Saturday morning. "From what we know, the elephant was shot dead and had its two tusks removed," he said as quoted in a news report today. On Sept 23, a pygmy elephant was shot dead in Sungai Udin near Tawau. Police have seized firearms, bullets and a pair of elephant tusks during the arrests. Meanwhile, district police chief Superintendant Kasim Muda said the dead elephant has several old gunshot wounds.

Source: New Strait Times October 20, 2019 12:22 UTC