Kelantan Perhilitan captures wild elephant in Tanah Merah

Kelantan Perhilitan captures wild elephant in Tanah Merah

TANAH MERAH, May 3 — The Kelantan Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) captured a wild elephant in Kampung Tal Tujuh in Jerangau yesterday. Kelantan Perhilitan director Mohamad Hafid Rohani said the pachyderm was captured following complaints from the public about the disturbances it caused in the village. “Six Perhilitan personnel from the Jeli … Read more

Australia battles to save last 11 wild ‘earless dragons’

Australia battles to save last 11 wild ‘earless dragons’

SYDNEY, April 1 — Australia’s grassland earless dragon is no bigger than a pinkie when it emerges from its shell, but the little lizard faces an enormous challenge in the years ahead: avoiding extinction. As recently as 2019, scientists in Canberra counted hundreds of grassland earless dragons in the wild. This year, they found 11. … Read more

Malaysian Oil Palm Green Conservation Foundation: Achieving coexistence with wild elephants in Johor (VIDEO)

Malaysian Oil Palm Green Conservation Foundation: Achieving coexistence with wild elephants in Johor (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — Over the past 30 years, the wild elephant population in Johor has been severely affected by deforestation for agriculture and plantation expansion. With limited areas for foraging and roaming, elephants invariably cross paths with people, causing human-elephant interactions (HEI). When palm oil smallholder Hamzah Ahmad first began clearing his plot … Read more

Malaysian Palm Oil Green Conservation Foundation: Achieving coexistence with wild elephants in Johor (VIDEO)

Malaysian Palm Oil Green Conservation Foundation: Achieving coexistence with wild elephants in Johor (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — Over the past 30 years, the wild elephant population in Johor has been severely affected by deforestation for agriculture and plantation expansion. With limited areas for foraging and roaming, elephants invariably cross paths with people, causing human-elephant interactions (HEI). When palm oil smallholder Hamzah Ahmad first began clearing his plot … Read more

Kelantan Perhilitan captures wild bull elephant in Jeli

Kelantan Perhilitan captures wild bull elephant in Jeli

JELI, Jan 12 — The Kelantan Department of Wildlife Protection and National Parks (Perhilitan) captured a bull elephant in Kampung Kalai, Batu Melintang, here yesterday. Its director, Mohamad Hafid Rohani, said the elephant was caught after his department received a complaint that the giant mammal had raided villagers’ orchards. “Seven personnel from the Jeli District … Read more

Perhilitan: Elephant helpers ‘Abot’ and ‘Rambai’ successfully persuade wild ‘Aga Legap’ to relocate

Perhilitan: Elephant helpers ‘Abot’ and ‘Rambai’ successfully persuade wild ‘Aga Legap’ to relocate

SUNGAI SIPUT, Jan 8 — The Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia (Perhilitan) has successfully managed to relocate a wild elephant after it was reported to have been encroaching on an Orang Asli settlement here for almost a month. Its Perak director, Yusoff Shariff said the male elephant, weighing an estimated 1.8 tonnes, … Read more

Luxury brands are going wild for… shopping bags?

Luxury brands are going wild for… shopping bags?

PARIS, Dec 16 ― For several years now, the luxury goods sector has been appropriating mainstream clothing, accessories and products, reinterpreting them in its own way and selling them for a small fortune. It’s a divisive practice, with some critics calling out what they see as contempt, while others praise the genius of the leading … Read more

Wild elephants destroy crops in four Orang Asli settlements in Kelantan

Wild elephants destroy crops in four Orang Asli settlements in Kelantan

GUA MUSANG, Nov 28 — Farmers from four Orang Asli settlements in Pos Belatim are grappling with the destructive incursions of wild elephants which are damaging and eating their crops. They claim that the animals were roaming in Kampung Chemal, Kampung Cacuh, Kampung Kajak, and Kampung Kenben, and that they could be from the same … Read more

Muhammad Azeem harap dapat tiket ‘wild card’ ke Budapest

Muhammad Azeem harap dapat tiket ‘wild card’ ke Budapest

PUTRAJAYA – Pelari pecut sensasi negara, Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi berharap dapat memperoleh tiket wild card bagi membuat penampilan sulung pada Kejohanan Olahraga Dunia 2023 di Budapest, Hungary, dari 19 hingga 27 Ogos ini. Beliau berkata, berdasarkan ranking terkini 100 meter (m) lelaki Olahraga Dunia, beliau merupakan atlet balapan negara yang menghuni kedudukan tertinggi meskipun berada … Read more