Kota Kinabalu: Wildlife officers are investigating the cause of death of a female elephant found in an oil palm plantation in the Kinabatangan district last week.
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A plantation worker stumbled upon the carcass of the cow elephant, believed to have been poisoned, with blood coming out of its mouth at the Leepang plantation, last Sunday.
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Sabah Wildlife Director Augustine Tuuga said the elephant, estimated to be around 20 years old, had died less than 24 hours before the worker made the discovery.
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