Call to strengthen corridors, not just relocate elephants

Gentle giants: Perhilitan personnel escorting a six-year-old elephant, Panti aboard a lorry followed by a second elephant.

PETALING JAYA: With human-elephant conflicts racking up nearly RM40mil in losses over the past four years, conservationists are urging a rethink of how Malaysia handles its wildlife, beyond translocation.

Malaysian Ecological Association president Prof Dr Ahmad Ismail said that such conflicts have been a long standing issue, which means that comprehensive strategies are necessary.