Pos Brooke Orang Asli fear elephant attack after crops destroyed

GUA MUSANG – About 500 Orang Asli in Pos Brooke here are living in fear of a rogue elephant that has been destroying their crops since Saturday.

Tok Batin (village head) Rian Bujang, 48, said that the mammal had not only damaged crops, but also wandered into a football field while the villagers were playing football.

He said 20 villagers suffered losses amounting to more than RM20,000 when their crops – comprising cassava, banana, sugarcane, and petai – were destroyed by the pachyderm.

“This elephant destroyed the crops three nights in a row starting last Saturday, causing huge losses to the farmers,” he told reporters when met here today.

Meanwhile, Kelantan Wildlife and National Parks Department director Mohamad Hafid Rohani said department staff had gone to the location to conduct an investigation and carry out monitoring activities. – Bernama, January 4, 2023