IPOH, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The Bukit Bangkong Agricultural Land Operators Association in Chemor is urging the authorities to take immediate action to address wild elephant incursions into orchards, which have damaged crops and infrastructure in the area since Sept 27.
General : Bukit Bangkong Farmers Urge Swift Action On Elephant Menace
wild elephant, orchard, Bukit Bangkong, Perhilitan
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- Association member Abdul Rahim Ahmad said wild elephants had entered the orchards on three occasions, namely Sept 27, Oct 3 and Oct 11, affecting 9.7 hectares of land and 12 farmers.
- “The elephants have knocked down many trees and destroyed the water tanks and pipes we installed here,” he said when met at Bukit Bangkong here today.
- Abdul Rahim said the situation had placed a heavy financial burden on the affected farmers, who had suffered losses amounting to thousands of ringgit due to damage to their crops and property.
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