{"id":5845,"date":"2020-09-08T12:51:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T04:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5845"},"modified":"2020-09-08T12:52:03","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T04:52:03","slug":"perhilitan-drives-elephant-at-titiwangsa-rr-back-into-jungle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5845","title":{"rendered":"Perhilitan drives elephant at Titiwangsa R&R back into jungle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

GERIK, Sept 8 —  A wild elephant which was reported wandering in the Titiwangsa Rest and Service (R & R) area, near here, since several days ago has been driven back to its habitat nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gerik district police chief Supt Zulkifli Mahmood said the action to drive back the animal was conducted by the state\u2019s Department of Wildlife and National Park (Perhilitan).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018\u2019The wild elephant often entered the area maybe to look for food but it did not disturb anybody,\u2019\u2019 he said when contacted by Bernama here, today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As such, he said the police had requested that road users did not to use their vehicles\u2019 horns and turn on their lights to prevent a rampage by the elephant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018\u2019This is because elephants are very sensitive and can endanger the public if they go amuk,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 10 pm on Sunday, the public at the R & R was alerted to the presence of a wild elephant that tried to enter outlets to seek food other than toppling garbage bins in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, no injury involving the public or damage to vehicle took place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— BERNAMA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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