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KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will not allow its endangered Bornean pygmy elephants to be sent abroad, regardless of how attractive the proposals may seem, says state Tourism, Culture and Environment ...

KOTA KINABALU (June 22): A feature film to protect and raise awareness about the endangered Bornean pygmy elephants will start filming in Sabah this year. “Agatis : A Borneo Story” (AABS) has ...

There are believed to be only around 1,000 pygmy elephants left in the wild, as deforestation and poaching have decimated their numbers. Sabah’s tourism, culture and environment minister, ...

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government is offering a RM10,000 reward to anyone with information that could help identify those behind the recent killings of Borneo pygmy elephants in Tawau.

The Borneo pygmy elephant, native to Sabah, is a fully protected species under state law, with an estimated population of just 1,500.

She was responding to two cases of pygmy elephants that were beheaded in Tawau in 2025. A third elephant was found beheaded near Ladang Bukit Tukok in Tawau on April 8.

KOTA KINABALU, April 6 (Bernama) -- Anyone responsible for decapitating Borneo pygmy elephants in Sabah will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, says Minister of Tourism, Culture and ...

When the elephants stand their ground, the team up the ante, bringing their vehicle in close, often within feet of the herd, shouting instructions and revving hard on the engine.