KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has directed authorities here to get to the bottom of what caused six endangered Borneo pygmy elephants to die within just over a month. He also instructed the Sabah Wildlife Department to conduct a thorough probe on these deaths and to work closely with the Sabah Forestry Department to protect local wildlife and forests. The carcasses of the six endangered Bornean pygmy elephants in the east coast of Sabah, aged between one to 37, were discovered on separate occasions between April 6 and May 20 this year. Sabah Wildlife Department director Augustine Tuuga confirmed the deaths when contacted by The Star on Sunday (May 20). However, he only revealed details of the elephants found dead most recently, saying that post-mortem results showed they did not die from gunshots.

Source: The Star May 21, 2018 11:20 UTC