Shocking the elephants away

2008-04-16 - Lubok Bongor , Malaysia. Sharifah Mahsinah Abdullah

Villagers in the district are happy that an electric fence is being built to keep wild elephants away from their smallholdings. Construction of the fence began early this year and so far, about two kilometres of fence had been erected between Kampung Lubok Bongor and Kuala Sungai Tapah. Jeli member of parliament Datuk Mustapa Mohamed, who is the Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister, announced the construction of the fence two years ago. The fence, when completed, will be more than 10km l...

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