NRES steps up efforts to curb human-wildlife conflict after elephant calf death in Johor

PUTRAJAYA: The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES) will strengthen measures to reduce human-elephant conflict following the death of a calf struck by a vehicle in Mersing, Johor.

Its plans include 21 additional elephant food banks, expanded mitigation efforts, and improved habitat management, said Minister Datuk Seri Arthur Joseph Kurup.