Elephant population threatened by deforestation and land fragmentation – as their numbers decrease, so do the trees

On Sept 26 this year, I had the opportunity to visit the Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary.

There I was introduced to four orphaned baby elephants. There was Yong Siput, a one-year-old calf who was separated from her herd and rescued from Sungai Siput (Perak). And there were Amoi, Poi and Ely, the five-year-old calves who were rescued from Chemomoi (Karak), Pos Poi (Perak) and a snare in Jeli (Kelantan), respectively.