IPOH: A 2,000kg female elephant was found dead in Dataran Juang, Kem Sri Banding near Gerik after it was believed to have been electrocuted by a live wire.
State Wildlife Department acting director Wan Shaharudin Wan Nordin the department received a call from the public on the incident at 7.30am today.
"When we arrived at the scene near the Tasik Banding army camp, we discovered the elephant carcass lying on its side. The Tenaga Nasional Bhd personnel had temporarily shut down the electrical supply.
"The elephant weighed about two tonnes and its feet are 0.35m in diameter," he said in a statement.
It was believed that the elephant was part of a group of females looking for food when the incident occured.
Post mortem conducted today revealed no foul play was involved in the incident.