Juvenile elephant killed in Lahad Datu accident


KOTA KINABALU: A calf Borneo pygmy elephant was killed after it was knocked down by a car in Lahad Datu during the wee hours of Saturday (Nov 26).

State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin said that he was informed by Wildlife Department officials that the death was due to a road accident.

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