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New Straits Times
08-07-2025
- New Straits Times
Kelantan Wildlife Dept captures wild elephant in Kuala Krai
KUALA KRAI: The State Wildlife Department has captured a wild elephant that had been causing repeated disturbances and damaging crops in Kampung Slow Mengkuang here. Kelantan Wildlife director Mohamad Hafidz Rohani said the male elephant was captured at the village yesterday. He said the department had received a complaint about the elephant disturbance on July 2. "Following the report, our team from Kuala Krai, together with the Kelantan Elephant Capture Unit, were deployed to the scene. The elephant was successfully captured on July 7," he said. He added the capture of the elephant brought some relief to residents in the area who had suffered recurring losses due to damaged crops and property caused by the elephant. He said the elephant would be relocated and released into a more suitable and safer habitat soon, with assistance from the Kuala Gandah National Elephant Conservation Centre in Lanchang, Pahang. Hafidz said the department has also been providing advisory services to local farmers to help reduce human-elephant conflict. These include encouraging preventive measures such as installing blue LED lights along elephant entry routes into farmland and clearing undergrowth to avoid attracting the animals. "Other measures that villagers need to take include constructing the Elephant Electric Fencing System (SPEG) around their smallholdings," he added. However, he noted that capturing and relocating wild elephants was not a long-term solution, as the affected farmlands are located near the Serasa and Ulu Temiang Permanent Forest Reserves, where over 20 wild elephants are believed to roam. "As such, we urge farmers to adopt more effective measures such as building elephant trenches or SPEG fences to prevent future incursions," he said. He added that the SPEG system has proven to be one of the most effective methods to deter wild elephants, but must be constructed according to proper specifications to function effectively. The public is also advised to remain vigilant and avoid taking any unnecessary risks when encountering wild animals.
The Sun
29-05-2025
- The Sun
Kelantan wildlife captures two male elephants in Gua Musang
KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) captured two wild elephants in Kampung Pulai, Gua Musang yesterday. State Perhilitan director Mohamad Hafid Rohani said the two elephants, both male, were captured following a report from villagers last Tuesday after the wild animals were seen roaming the area and damaging their crops. 'Acting on the complaint, seven members of the Kelantan Elephant Capture Unit (UTG) conducted surveillance and successfully captured the two elephants yesterday in the Kampung Pulai, Gua Musang orchard area. 'The capture of these wild elephants has somewhat brought relief to the residents, as well as prevented further losses due to the destruction of crops and property by pachyderm,' he said in a statement today. Mohamad Hafid said the operation to relocate and release the wild elephants to a more suitable and safe habitat will be carried out soon with the assistance of the Kuala Gandah National Elephant Conservation Centre, Lanchang in Pahang. 'To reduce human-wildlife conflicts in the area, we have provided advisory services to residents, especially farmers, to take mitigation measures. 'They include installing blue LED lights on the path identified as the entrance route for wild elephants to the plantation, constantly cleaning the plantation and erecting an Elephant Electric Fence System (SPEG) around the plantation area,' he said. He said the public is also advised to be more careful and vigilant, and if they encounter wildlife, not to take any action on their own that could pose a safety hazard to themselves.
