KOTA KINABALU: Senior officials of the state Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry will discuss whether there is a need for an inquiry into the death of a ranger gored by an elephant at the Lok Kawi Wildlife Park here.
"We will have to discuss with the concerned parties (at the ministry),'' the minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin (pic) said when contacted.
He was responding to calls by activists as well as social media users urging the government to hold an inquiry into the incident.
They have also urged the state to take a look at the overall situation at the Lok Kawi Wildlife park that has been subjected to criticism over the poor care of the exhibits in the past.
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