Milk for baby jumbos pours in

Feeding time: Mair (right) with the elephant calves at the Sepilok centre. With the recent contribution of milk powder, the care of the calves will be assured for the next six months.

KOTA KINABALU: The care of five orphaned elephant calves at a wildlife centre in Sandakan is now more assured with a one-tonne contribution of milk powder for them.

The milk powder was flown in from New Zealand to Kota Kinabalu, courtesy of dairy giant Fonterra and NGO Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species (Rages).