“Industries and landowners need to be held more accountable for the death of elephants on their land. The background to this issue is the expansion of oil palm plantations in Sabah, eating into the natural forest habitat of the elephants. WWF-Malaysia commends Sabah’s Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal’s recent orders for a probe on the elephant deaths. WWF-Malaysia added that the recent deaths of Borneo elephants in Sabah is perhaps the wakeup call needed to view elephant deaths in a more serious manner. Related stories:Sabah CM orders probe on six dead elephantsMinister: More rangers to be deployed at plantations to protect Sabah wildlife

Source: The Star May 23, 2018 09:31 UTC