“Satellite tracking of pygmy elephants has found that the endangered animals — unique to Borneo island — are under threat due to logging and commercial plantations encroaching on their habitat, conservationists said Thursday.” - Discovery Channel
“Pygmy elephants living in dense jungles on Borneo island face a growing threat to survival as their homes get cut down for timber or plantations, pushing the animals into conflicts with humans, experts said on Thursday.” - globeandmail.com
“The pink-quilled dart found its mark: the rump of the female pygmy elephant, a unique and endangered animal found only in Malaysia?s Sabah state on Borneo Island. Two more shots and the gentle giant, nicknamed Taliwas after the forest where she lives, dozed off standing up, tranquilized for half an hour, ready to be electronically tagged.” - MSNBC.com
