Moving day: The elephant after being secured by Johor Perhilitan’s Elephant Capture Unit. — Photo from Ling’s Facebook page
KOTA TINGGI: An elephant that has been ravaging a fruit farm for the past week has been successfully relocated, says state health and environment committee chairman Ling Tian Soon.
Ling said that the male elephant was captured by the Johor Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) on Thursday.
“We received a report about an elephant entering and damaging fruit plantations in Desaru a week earlier.
“An operation was launched to capture the elephant. The elephant was found within Universiti Teknologi Malaysia’s land in Sungai Cemaran, Desaru,” he said in a Facebook post.
Ling added that the operation, dubbed Ops Gajah, was conducted around Tanjung Sedili and nearby areas.
“The operation was carried out by Johor Perhilitan’s elephant capture unit.
The elephant was relocated to prevent further human-wildlife conflict,” he added.
