Possible culling for bull elephant that killed man in Tawau


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 20 Nov 2016

A file picture of an African elephant in musth, showing thick tar-like secretions from the temporal ducts on the sides of its head. - Bernard Dupont/France

KOTA KINABALU: The elephant that killed an Indonesian plantation worker in the east coast Tawau district may be culled, says Sabah Wildlife Department director Augustine Tuuga.

He said its rangers were now tracking down the animal, and would observe it before deciding on the next course of action.

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