Wan Junaidi: We are identifying site in Johor to prevent extinction

Wan Junaidi feeding an elephant during a visit to the Kenyir Elephant Conservation Village. — Bernama

HULU TERENGGANU: An elephant sanctuary would be set up in Johor in an effort to conserve wild elephants which were facing extinction, said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar here on Sunday.

He said at present, there were two such centres in Peninsular Malaysia – the Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary in Pahang and Kenyir Elephant Conservation Village (KECV) in Terengganu.