Animals vs humans = tragedy all round

Bukit Bandaraya Resident Association vice president K. Kanagaandram (right), Perhilitan wildlife assistant officer Ismail Mamat (second from right) and other perhilitan officers looking at the four monkeys that were caught in the trap. (Removal of monkey from Bukit Bandaraya by Department of Wildlife. Photo: The Star/Azman Ghani

An elephant may be pretty hard to miss but that has not stopped this majestic animal from becoming roadkill along certain highways in Malaysia, such as the Gerik-Jeli Highway in Gerik, Perak.

In June 2017, the carcass of a two-year-old elephant was found beside the highway, a victim of a collision with a car driven by a teacher who had panicked upon seeing a herd of the animals.