<p /><p /><p>TANAH MERAH: A wild elephant that roamed into Batu Gajah sub-district here a week ago was successfully relocated today.
Key takeaways
Wild elephant Mek Belat was relocated to a National Park forest reserve after roaming into Batu Gajah sub-district. The three-hour operation, assisted by decoy elephants Sanum and Abot, was conducted by Perhilitan.
- Villagers spotted the elephant foraging in an oil palm plantation last Wednesday.
- Two decoy elephants from Kuala Gandah, Pahang, assisted in the relocation effort.
- The elephants damaged 19 oil palm trees belonging to a local villager.
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TANAH MERAH: A wild elephant that roamed into Batu Gajah sub-district here a week ago was successfully relocated today.
The three-hour evacuation operation for the female elephant, named Mek Belat, was carried out from 9am to noon by the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan).
Headman Tuan Juwanda Tuan Mat said villagers spotted the female elephant last Wednesday while foraging for mushrooms in an oil palm plantation.
"Villagers came across two female elephants foraging in an oil palm plantation, and we immediately contacted Perhilitan. The team arrived the next day to capture them.
