Baby elephant killed in highway accident


Tragic incident: The young elephant that was found dead on the Gerik-Jeli Highway.

IPOH: A two-year-old elephant was found dead in a pool of blood by the roadside of the Gerik-Jeli Highway in Gerik, some 130km from here.

Perak Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) director Loo Kean Seong said state officers found the carcass at around 7am last Friday.

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