Jumbo gored ranger who was treating injured calf


KOTA KINABALU: An adult Borneo pygmy elephant had made a sudden attack on his keeper while he was treating an injured calf within the Lok Kawi Wildlife Park exhibition enclosure.

The 49-year-old Sabah Wildlife Department ranger suffered injuries to his abdomen and chest after the elephant gored him to death at about 8.30am on Sunday (Dec 25).

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