New road will kill Kinabatangan wildlife, says researcher


Researchers installing the satellite collar on the female elephant on Aug 3 at the Lower Kinabatangan wildlife sanctuary.

KOTA KINABALU: A proposed road that will cut through the Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in Sabah’s east coast will cause irreparable environmental harm, an ongoing study on Bornean elephant population has reaffirmed.

Over the past six years, Danau Girang Field Centre (DGFC) researchers along with Sabah Wildlife Department rangers have placed satellite tracking collars on 14 elephants.

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