KINABATANGAN: The Sabah Wildlife Department on July 19th received a report that a juvenile male elephant was found dead near an abandoned logging camp of Top Merchant in the Kuamut Forest Reserve.
A team from the Wildlife Department was sent to the scene to investigate and conduct post mortem to determine the cause of the death.
The elephant was estimated to be between 5 to 8 years old.
According to Sabah Wildlife Department Public Relation Officer Siti Nur’Ain Ampuan Acheh, its ivory was still intact and it was believed that the elephant died 3 to 4 days ago.
“The post-mortem revealed that the elephant suffered from a severe crack on its left region of the skull which led to its death.
“The injury was most likely a result of a fight with a larger elephant in its herd.
“The Sabah Wildlife Department would like to thank the staff of Rakyat Berjaya Sdn Bhd who alerted Wildlife Department about the finding,” she added.