The elephants were likely spread by ingestion of oil palm plantation workers to control "pests" not to eat the fruit plantations, said Laurentius Ambu, director of the wildlife department of Sabah, the Malaysian state on Borneo island. He warned that the elephant is traveling in a herd that can reach tens of tails and more carcasses could still emerge. "We are trying to comb more areas. My hunch there might be more," he told AFP. "I do not think this is an accident."
Ambu said three decaying carcass was found on Wednesday in a remote area of Mount Rara Forest Reserve is not far from where the officers were found dead more than 10 pygmy elephants, endangered species of the Asian elephant. State officials on Tuesday released photos of 10 pachyderms original, including a baby elephant sniff heartbreaking photos of dead mothers. The young elephant was not injured and was taken to a wildlife park in the state, Ambu said.
A chemist said that reports of 10 dead animals will be completed next week and could reveal the cause of their deaths, he added. WWF-Malaysia said about 1,200 Borneo pygmy elephants, which are smaller and more rounded features than the size of the Asian elephant, estimated left in the wild. Activists say deforestation - for logging and land clearing for agriculture, particularly oil palm plantations - particularly threatening wildlife habitat for elephants and other endangered Borneo.
Borneo is a vast island owned by Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. vast rain forest in it, which is considered one of the richest concentrations of biodiversity in the world, is shrinking rapidly. Wild elephants have constantly been forced to flee into the forest area is smaller, thus often leading to a confrontation with the man, but Ambu said the alleged poisoning incident was the first in Sabah. Poisoning was suspected because of severe ulceration and bleeding were found in the digestive tract of animals, he said.
Dozens of wildlife officers, police officers and other personnel have been deployed to comb the nature reserve of Mount Rara to look for other possible victims found. WWF-Malaysia said in a statement the death was blamed on severe deforestation carried by the pioneers, forcing elephants "to find food and alternative spaces, creating a direct conflict between humans and wildlife." "The central forest landscape in Sabah needs to be protected completely from the conversion," said executive director Dionysius SK Sharma. WWF-Malaysia has also called for a "broad-scale forest patrols and regular in" to protect elephants, but admitted it was "a big task" involving local broad and big.
Oil palm plantations are considered as a major threat to rainforests in countries like Malaysia and Indonesia - the source of 85 percent of the world's palm oil supply. Palm oil represents about 35 percent of world vegetable oil market. However, production is expected to soar because of its versatility, relatively high oil yield and the economic interests of local communities.
Ambu said three decaying carcass was found on Wednesday in a remote area of Mount Rara Forest Reserve is not far from where the officers were found dead more than 10 pygmy elephants, endangered species of the Asian elephant. State officials on Tuesday released photos of 10 pachyderms original, including a baby elephant sniff heartbreaking photos of dead mothers. The young elephant was not injured and was taken to a wildlife park in the state, Ambu said.
A chemist said that reports of 10 dead animals will be completed next week and could reveal the cause of their deaths, he added. WWF-Malaysia said about 1,200 Borneo pygmy elephants, which are smaller and more rounded features than the size of the Asian elephant, estimated left in the wild. Activists say deforestation - for logging and land clearing for agriculture, particularly oil palm plantations - particularly threatening wildlife habitat for elephants and other endangered Borneo.
Borneo is a vast island owned by Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. vast rain forest in it, which is considered one of the richest concentrations of biodiversity in the world, is shrinking rapidly. Wild elephants have constantly been forced to flee into the forest area is smaller, thus often leading to a confrontation with the man, but Ambu said the alleged poisoning incident was the first in Sabah. Poisoning was suspected because of severe ulceration and bleeding were found in the digestive tract of animals, he said.
Dozens of wildlife officers, police officers and other personnel have been deployed to comb the nature reserve of Mount Rara to look for other possible victims found. WWF-Malaysia said in a statement the death was blamed on severe deforestation carried by the pioneers, forcing elephants "to find food and alternative spaces, creating a direct conflict between humans and wildlife." "The central forest landscape in Sabah needs to be protected completely from the conversion," said executive director Dionysius SK Sharma. WWF-Malaysia has also called for a "broad-scale forest patrols and regular in" to protect elephants, but admitted it was "a big task" involving local broad and big.
Oil palm plantations are considered as a major threat to rainforests in countries like Malaysia and Indonesia - the source of 85 percent of the world's palm oil supply. Palm oil represents about 35 percent of world vegetable oil market. However, production is expected to soar because of its versatility, relatively high oil yield and the economic interests of local communities.
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