Focus on elephants

Brunei Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism permanent secretary Dr Haji Abdul Manaf Haji Metussin (second from right) and HoB officials touring the photo exhibition after the meeting.

KOTA KINABALU: An international conservation initiative in Borneo is taking shape with the preservation of habitats for elephants being among the top priorities.

WWF Malaysia chief executive officer Datuk Dr Dionysius Sharma said among the priority areas of the Heart of Borneo (HOB) initiative was the setting aside of an elephant landscape stretching from south of Sabah to North Kalimantan.