KOTA KINABALU: Satellite tracking of Sabah’s endangered Borneo pygmy elephants has confirmed that their numbers are dwindling because of forest clearing to make way for plantations and logging.
A two-year study by WWF-Malaysia revealed that the number of elephants in Sabah is fewer than the 1,600 animals estimated earlier.
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