TELUPID: Sabah Wildlife Department has fitted two Borneo pygmy elephants with satellite collars in order to monitor the movement of the herd.
The two elephants are a part of a herd of 20 found roaming around the villages here.
The department’s director Augustine Tuuga said the exercise is meant to monitor the movement of the herd.
Apart from that, the department he said, has thus far captured five elephants including a jumbo at Kampung Gambaron here.
A female elephant has also been translocated to the Imbak Forest Reserve on Monday.
“A mother and a baby elephant are being kept at an enclosure and will be sent to the Imbak Forest Reserve here today.
“Two other male elephants will also be sent to the reserve,” he said.
The New Straits Times Press previously reported villagers in six locations – Kampung Liningkung, Kampung Bauto, Kampung Gambaron, Kampung Telupid, Pekan Telupid and SMK Telupid – were facing conflict with a wild herd of elephants, which are behaving aggressively as they forage for food.
Augustine added that the department is planning to capture another five aggressive, problematic and injured elephants at Kampung Bauto here.
He added the department and wildlife rescue unit are working hard to monitor the animals’ movement to prevent further disturbances to the villagers and damages to the villages.