Shafie orders immediate action on elephant deaths

Tragic find: A Borneo pygmy elephant carcass which was found by officers from the Sabah Wildlife Department recently.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has ordered state authorities to examine in detail the recent deaths of six endangered Borneo pygmy elephants.

His directive called for State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Christina Liew to be briefed of the situation and to make efforts for immediate implementation of preventive and protective plans.