BESUT: Game rangers of the State Wildlife and National Park Department caught a wild elephant, which was separated from its herd seven months ago, in an operation in Kampung Padang Tapong here.
Villagers called the department on Wednesday after they spotted the elephant.
Four officerss started looking for the elephant at 10am and managed to catch a glimpse of the animal two hours later.
The elephant, however, managed to evade the officers before it was sedated at about 5pm.
Department director Rozidan Md Yassin said the 1.7 tonne elephant, which was kept at an oil palm estate near the village earlier, was about ten to 12 years old.
Rozidan was at the site on Thursday to organise the relocation of the elephant.
The elephant was relocated yesterday to the Ketiar Elephant Sanctuary in Hulu Terengganu using two tame elephants named Chek Mek and Lokimala from the Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary.
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