Jumbo mystery: Two more Borneo pygmy elephants die to unknown causes


An adult female elephant was dead in the Tangkulap plantation close to the Dermakot Forest Reserve in Sandakan on Monday

KOTA KINABALU: Two more of Sabah's endangered Borneo pygmy elephants were found dead in plantations as the Sabah Wildlife Department continues to grapple to find causes behind the many deaths of the animal over the last few years.

The latest two were an adult female at Ladang Sentosa in Sukau on Saturday (Feb 8) and another adult female discovered Monday morning (Feb 10) at Ladang Tongkulap close to the Dermakot Forest Reserve in Sandakan.

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