It would appear that Sabah seems incapable of protecting its small elephant population.
Another pygmy elephant was found dead near Beluran in the Sandakan division on Saturday morning.
State Wildlife Department director Augustine Tuuga said workers at Ladang Bimbingan 2 stumbled upon the carcass of the bull elephant, believed to be about 25 years old and weighing 2.5 tonnes, while searching for the source of a foul smell in the plantation.
He said a team of veterinarians and forest rangers were deployed to the area and conducted a post mortem on the animal.
"From what we know, the elephant was shot dead and had its two tusks removed", he alleged.
Based on initial checks, the pachyderm could have died between three to five days, prior to its discovery.
Already, Putrajaya is moving to amend the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010.
In a separate case, also on Saturday, six Cambodian nationals (above photo) were apprehended and their hunting tools seized in an integrated operation that saw the participation of the National Parks and Wildlife Department, General Operations Forces North Brigade and representatives from non-governmental organizations that was mounted in the Tembat forest reserve in Terengganu.
Codenamed "Operasi Bersepadu Khazanah", this represented the sixth success todate.
On September 10, two poachers from Thailand were caught in the Royal Belum State Park in Perak; on October 10, a local man was detained in Felcra Sungai Limau in Kuala Lipis, Pahang; and on October 11, a Thai national was arrested in Gerik, Perak.
That same day, the authorities scored a big success with the arrest of 26 poachers of various nationalities at Felcra Sungai Temau in Kuala Lipis, Pahang.
Then, on October 16, a Cambodian was caught in the Endau Rompin National Park, Johor.
Methinks, it’s time to enhance jail sentences and maybe even introduce whipping for poaching.
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