KOTA KINABALU: The deaths of seven pygmy elephants in a quarry pond, coming in the wake of the poisoning of 14 adult elephants three years ago, have again raised questions over the conservation of the sub-species.
The elephants are considered endangered and only about 1,500 are to be found in the wild – almost all in Sabah.
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