Wild Malayan Elephants

The struggle between the wild malayan elephants and the human race is reaching the critical stage.So far, in all of the encounters, the human has won.

As the population increases and the people are getting greedy, they need more to satisfy their desires, and more jungles are being cut down. The smaller patches of jungles are not in position to sustain the wild malayan elephants.

wild malayan elephant caught in Jelebu and to be relocated to Taman Negara
by Perhilitan’s elephant management unit. — LOW BOON TAT / The Star

The expertise of the Gandah elephant sanctuary is again being sought to capture the wild elephant in Jelebu, about 100 km from Kuala Lumpur. It seem that this lonely male had been separated from its herd, likely due to the destruction of the rain forest. As the food is getting scarce, he had no choice but to feed on the villagers crop.

The operation involved three tame elephants from Gandah elephant sanctuary. The three heroic elephants were Che Mek, Kala and Timor. They are professional wild malayan elephants catchers.