Asian elephant eyes are looking
KOTA BARU: The Kelantan Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) has captured three wild elephants roaming in Kampung Kuala Balah, Jeli.
Its director Mohamad Hafid Rohani said they received complaints about the animals' presence at the location on Monday (Dec 16).
He said the Jeli district Perhilitan and Kelantan Elephant Capture Unit conducted monitoring and subsequently captured the three large animals.
"The capture of the wild elephants has brought relief to residents and prevented losses from possible destruction of crops and property.
"The operation to relocate and release the wild elephants to a more suitable and safe habitat will be carried out soon with the assistance of staff from the National Elephant Conservation Centre in Kuala Gandah, Lanchang, Pahang," he said in a statement on Wednesday (Dec 18).
Mohamad Hafid added that actions to reduce conflicts in the area were carried out by providing advisory services to residents, particularly farmers, to take more effective mitigation measures.
"These measures include installing blue light-emitting devices on pathways identified as elephant entry points to farms, regularly clearing farms to prevent overgrowth, and constructing an Elephant Electric Fence System (SPEG) around the farm area.
"Perhilitan also wishes to inform that capturing and relocating problematic wild elephants is not a long-term solution since the farm areas are located near the Stong Utara Permanent Forest Reserve," he said. – Bernama
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Perhilitan, Elephants, Jeli, Kelantan
