‘Offer reward for info on elephant poachers’

Senseless death: The remains of Sabre (inset) found on New Year’s Eve by members of the DGFC and the Wildlife Rescue Unit. The satellite collar can be seen on the left of the skull.

KOTA KINABALU: A reward should be offered for information leading to the capture of poachers who killed two Borneo pygmy elephants, said Datuk Wilfred Lingham.

The former state Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry permanent secretary said the bounty would encourage people to report illegal hunts.