At risk: A pygmy elephant in this file photo being fitted with a satellite collar by wildlife rangers in Kinabatangan district.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s endangered pygmy elephants are at risk of cadmium poisoning, but it could take years to determine the source of this heavy metal pollution, says state Wildlife Department director Augustine Tuuga.
The recent elephant death at an oil palm estate in Ulu Tungku, Lahad Datu, was likely due to poisoning as there were traces of cadmium found in its internal organs, he said.
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