TONGOD (Sabah): The dismembered carcass of a Borneo pygmy elephant has been found at an oil palm plantation near here. The animal’s limbs had been amputated and its skin had been peeled off.
Sabah Wildlife director Augustine Tuuga said the carcass of the protected animal was found by a plantation worker near Kampung Imbak on Wednesday morning. The elephant was believed to have been dead for the past four to five days.
“The carcass of the elephant also showed signs of having been shot and having cuts. Body parts such as its head and ivory, except for the trunk, were found.
Some bullets were found during a post-mortem. -FMT
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