KOTA KINABALU: A final decision on whether a dozen Borneo pygmy elephants can be sent to foreign zoos hinges on approval from the Science, Technology and Environment Ministry, said Sabah Wildlife Department deputy director Laurentius Ambu.
He said an application to export the elephants to China was forwarded through the department to the ministrys Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species and of Flora and Fauna (CITES) science authority a few months ago.
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