Alarm over elephant inbreeding

Environmental impact: The construction of another highway (and bridge) through the Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary or other elephant ranges would increase vehicular traffic within those ranges and human-animal conflicts.

KOTA KINABALU: Poor connectivity between Sabah’s forests may put the future of its Bornean elephant population in jeopardy.

Experts believe that the state’s 2,500 Bornean elephants were at risk of inbreeding in fragmented areas of its jungles as they are unable to meet elephants from other parts to mate and strengthen their gene pool.