Timeline of elephant deaths
ELEPHANT deaths due to human development are not actually a NEW phenomenon, with such incidents recorded in Malaysia as far back as the 1890s.
> On Sept 17, 1894: A bull elephant was killed after reportedly charging a train in Teluk Intan, Perak, supposedly in revenge for the earlier death of a calf. The site in Sungai Kerawai is now a memorial to the elephant, and its skull and tusks have been preserved in the Perak Museum in Taiping.
The following are just some of the elephant deaths recorded recently:
> October, 2019: A six-year-old female elephant was found dead following a hit and run accident at Batu 13, Jalan Kota Tinggimersing, Johor.
> September, 2019: A bull elephant with over 70 gunshot wounds was found in a river, tied to a tree in Tawau, Sabah.
> July, 2019: An elephant was killed after it was hit by a lorry on Jalan Kuala Berangaring, Hulu Terengganu.
> June 2019: Three elephants found dead due to poisoning near Kluang, Johor. In the same month, an elephant found injured by a vehicle in Tawau, Sabah, had to be put down.
> March 2019: Two elephants found dead in Tawau and Kinabatangan, Sabah, cause of death unknown.
> May 2018: Six pygmy elephants found dead in Sukau, Telupid and Lahad Datu on the east coast of Sabah. It is believed they were poisoned.
> March 2018: An elephant was found shot in Hutan Piah, Gerik, Perak, with its trunk and tusks removed. Four men were arrested.
> January, 2018: A two-tonne elephant was found dead, believed to have been electrocuted by a live wire from roadworks, in Tasik Banding, Gerik, Perak.