The Borneo pygmy elephant is a fully protected species under the Sabah Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997. Convictions for offences can carry hefty fines and prison terms.

Borneo's forest houses the world's largest flower, Rafflesia, and rare species like orangutans and pygmy elephants.

LETTER | Borneo Pygmy elephants are considered the world's rarest and precious wildlife species. The pygmy elephants have been listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of ...

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She was responding to two cases of pygmy ... for elephant management and long-term conservation efforts. “Our goal is clear – we want our captive facilities, such as the Borneo Elephant ...

The Sabah Wildlife Department confirmed today, 9 April, that a beheaded elephant was discovered near Kalabakan in Tawau, bringing the total number of decapitated Borneo pygmy elephants this year to ...

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As such, she said local communities could assist the effort by channelling information to the authorities about the recent headless carcass of a Borneo pygmy elephant found in Tawau. “The case is ...

Sumatra is the only place in the world where you’ll find tigers, rhinos, orangutans, and elephants living together. The Borneo Rainforest is also home to over 15,000 known species of plants and ...

The discovery of a second headless carcass belonging to an endangered pygmy elephant in the forests of Malaysia’s Sabah has raised alarm over a resurgence of ivory poaching, with ...

KOTA KINABALU – Conservationists are calling for stronger enforcement and accountability after another Borneo pygmy elephant was found killed and beheaded on the east coast of Sabah. The carcass, ...

A second headless carcass of a Borneo pygmy elephant has been found in Tawau, leading the Sabah wildlife department to believe poachers were responsible. Wildlife director Soffian Abu Bakar said ...