NSTnation: The plan, for which the state government has allocated RM20 million, comes in the wake of the deaths of at least six pygmy elephants late last year and early this year.
Permanent secretary of the State Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment Dr Jamili Nais said today the state cabinet, at its weekly meeting on Wednesday, approved the Sabah State Elephant Action Plan 2020-2029.
Jamili said the plan was formulated by the Sabah Wildlife Department with the collaboration of “friends of conservation”, and has four primary objectives. One of the major steps of the plan is the setting up of an Enforcement Unit under the Wildlife Department that will focus on the protection of wildlife in forest reserves, he said.
He explained that elephant preservation and conservation in Sabah covered three aspects, namely the threat of extinction; human-wildlife conflict and public perception of wildlife deaths. On the second aspect, he said the human-wildlife conflict arises due to the overlap of human and elephant habitats, particularly with the opening up of oil palm plantations.Jamili said the third aspect of public perception over the death of every elephant due to the human-wildlife conflict gives a negative perception to the people, including tourists, and tarnishes Sabah’s good image in the eyes of the world.
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