Experts say pygmy elephants died from pesticide poisoning - Nation | The Star Online

Experts say pygmy elephants died from pesticide poisoning - Nation | The Star Online

elefun at sunway pyramid~march 2013

 

Conservation importance of Borneo’s Pygmy elephants

Common Name: Borneo Pygmy elephant (Eng)
Gajah (Bahasa Malaysia)
Nenek/Liman (Orang Sungai language)
Scientific Name: Elephas maximus borneensis
Habitat: Lowlands and valleys
Status: Endangered
Population: [Unknown] estimated to be less than 1,500 mostly in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

-source from WWF Malaysia

 

 

 

 

*lily top-right photo: with Cik Bunga the elephant.

 

Go Green and Save the Pygmy Elephants - Sunway Pyramid has initiated the EleFUN Holiday: A Pygmy Elephant Project, to create public awareness for the vulnerable wildlife and encourage shoppers to Go Green to save the elephants.