QuickCheck: Did a wild elephant enter an army base in Perak?

Several videos on social media show an elephant damaging equipment, claiming that this happened at a Malaysian Armed Forces base in Gerik, Perak. Is the claim true?

VERDICT:

TRUE

In a statement on Monday (Feb 14), Perak Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) director Yusoff Shariff said that a report had been received on the incident at the Sri Banding Camp in Gerik.

"The cause of the elephant entering may be due to the camp's faulty electric fence. The Gerik Perhilitan will assist and advise the camp with repair work,” he said when contacted by Bernama here on Monday night.

Yusoff said that Perhilitan believed that the wild animal was the same elephant that always went to the rest and service (R&R) area near Puncak Titiwangsa, Gerik, looking for food.

"This elephant is used to humans and is used to eating leftover food,” he said