PETALING JAYA: The Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) rescued a baby elephant that got separated from its herd and was spotted roaming around the Kota Tinggi district in Johor.
The elephant is believed to have lost its way when it was rescued at about 6pm on Tuesday by Perhilitan’s elephant unit at Batu 7, along Jalan Kota Tinggi-Mersing.
“A health check confirmed that it was healthy and fit, ” Perhilitan said in a Facebook post on Wednesday . The little elephant was then sent to the Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Centre in Temerloh, Pahang for recovery.According to EleAid, an elephant conservation charity, there are about 3,000 elephants left in Malaysia, with Peninsular Malaysia being home to the mainland Asian elephant , while Borneo has populations of the pygmy elephant .
Elephants are totally protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 and are listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature red list.Article type: free
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