Malaysian veterinarian injured by elephant in Cambodia

Malaysian veterinarian Dr Navaneetha Roopan being airlifted to a hospital at the Cambodian capital Phnom Peh after he was severely gored by a wild elephant during a conservation operation by WWF Cambodia- Pix courtesy Khemer Times

KOTA KINABALU: A 30-year-old Malaysian veterinarian working with WWF-Cambodia was severely injured after an elephant gored him during a conservation operation to place cameras on the animal.

Dr Navaneetha Roopan from Selangor suffered multiple injuries when the elephant tusked him from behind at a forest reserve area in Trapeang Metay in the MondulKiri province on Friday (March 31).