Perhilitan drives off encroaching wild elephants in Lata Rek, Kelantan


KOTA BARU: The Kelantan branch of the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) has mounted an operation to control and drive off a herd of 20 wild elephants detected in Kampung Tok Uban and Kampung Catan in Lata Rek, Kuala Krai, near here.

Kelantan Perhilitan director Mohamad Hafid Rohani said four employees from Kuala Krai Perhilitan and the Kelantan Elephant Capture Unit (UTG) conducted the operation after they detected the elephants following complaints from villagers last Friday (May 27).

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