Farmers in Mersing in distress over elephant menace


MERSING: Farmers in Kampung Lubok Sawah here are facing the risk of losing their livelihood as a herd of elephants have been attacking and destroying their oil palm trees.

One of the farmers, Abd Zaini Abd Aziz, 55, claimed that he has been dealing with the issue for the past 19 years, and lately the number of animals was seen to be increasing at his estate which covers an area of over 1.2ha.

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