State wildlife and parks director Hafid Rohani said the bull elephant was captured in Kampung Gua Ikan, while the sun bear was caught in Kampung Sungai Pas.

He said the elephant’s capture came after repeated complaints by villagers about six wild elephants roaming in the area. Continuous monitoring is being conducted at the capture site until the elephants are successfully relocated.

“Relocating wild elephants from foraging areas is not a long-term solution, especially since the village is near the Serasa permanent forest reserve, which is the natural habitat of these elephants,” he said.

The sun bear is believed to have wandered from the Kampung Sungai Rek forest reserve, about 5km from where it was captured. The bear will be released into the Terengganu national park.