BELURAN (Bernama): A local man was detained to help in the investigations involving the discovery of the carcass of a pygmy elephant with bullet wounds in an oil palm estate two days ago. "Police and members of the Sabah Wildlife Department detained the man to get information on the movement into the plantation. Kasim said the Wildlife Department was also getting statements from the people who found the elephant carcass as well as the estate manager. The carcass of the male pygmy elephant, believed to be dead for about five days, was found in the estate on Saturday (Oct 19) with gunshot wounds and without his tusks. - BernamaRelated stories:Sabah, Sarawak urged to amend wildlife laws to prevent poachingRangers detain plantation guard over latest jumbo killing in SabahAnother jumbo killed for its tusks

Source: The Star October 21, 2019 07:07 UTC