GUA MUSANG: Five wild elephants were captured by wildlife officers in Kampung Lalang, Kuala Betis, last week and are to be relocated to their natural habitats.
Translocation operations chief Zainuddin Busrah said the elephants, named Mek Mas, Mek Leha, Mek Ja, Mek Ti and Anak Ouk, range from one to 25 years old.
“One female elephant was captured on July 27, followed by four others on July 31,” he told reporters at Kampung Lalang today.
The operation involved 26 personnel from the wildlife and parks department (Perhilitan) in Kelantan and Terengganu, alongside the Kuala Gandah national elephant conservation centre in Pahang.
Four of the elephants have already been relocated. A mother and her calf were relocated yesterday, and two more were moved today. The last one will be relocated tomorrow, he said.
Two trained elephants, Rambai and Cheri, from the Kuala Gandah centre were used in the operation.