“Elephants at the sanctuary are trained to help guide wild elephants out of their shrinking homes for relocation in national parks. You can learn about this process by watching a heart-wrenching screening about the elephants and how they are moved on to new homes.” - thewest.com.au

“The yet-to-be-named, two-month-old female baby Borneo Pygmy elephant is the newest addition to the 10-elephant herd at the zoo. It was born to 15-year-old Miss Rocco in May.” - The New Straits Times

“Since that paper, they’ve fleshed out an alternate scenario that’s decidedly more exotic. Specifically, wildlife biologist Junaidi Payne, based at the World Wide Fund for Nature-Malaysia, and colleagues now suspect that the elephants are remnants of a population believed to be extinct for more than 200 years” - The Scientist

“However the lake has something else to offer. Tourists have began to arrive at the Sungai Ketiar elephant sanctuary since it was opened to the public last January 30″ - The New Straits Times Online

“One of the elephants in captivity from Malaysia and Sri Lanka plays a trick on her keeper during an elephant show on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 in Singapore.” - Yahoo! News Photos

“The National Elephant Conservation Centre in Kuala Gandah near here is a favourite tourist spot despite occasional criticisms. ” - the star online

“The tiger, Asian rhinoceros, elephant and orang utan are included in the top 10 list released by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) International, together with a red and pink jewel-like coral species, Corallium borneense. All are found in Malaysia.” - The New Straits Times

“A male elephant, estimated to be 55-60 years of age, was captured and collared in Gomantong Plantation, Lower Kinabatangan, last Sunday before it was released into Lot 6 of Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary.” - Daily Express, Sabah, Malaysia

“WWF today applauded the leaders of the three nations on the island of Borneo ? Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and Malaysia ? for officially endorsing an historic agreement to conserve the “Heart of Borneo,” a mountainous region of rainforests about the size of Kansas that is home to pygmy elephants, rhinos and orangutans.” - American Digital Networks

“Brush fires that have sent a gray haze over neighboring Malaysia and Singapore scattered rare elephants in an Indonesian forest Tuesday, as the government prepared to have soldiers fight the blazes, officials said.” - International Herald Tribune

” The proposed plantations will also destroy a habitat crucial for elephants. Belum-Temenggor harbours between 150 and 200 elephants, many relocated there from other cleared forests. Herds traverse the highway, feeding along the way. ” - The Star Online

“The state government has offered the Royal Belum State Park in Hulu Perak as a sanctuary for wild elephants.
” - Malaysian National News Agency

“The world’s smallest elephant species, the newly described Bornean elephant, will be the focus of a Cardiff University study in Sabah, Malaysia for the next three years.” - EurekAlert

“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

“Poachers have killed a rare pygmy elephant on Malaysian Borneo and removed its tusks, according to a report citing a wildlife official.” - Terra Daily

“Speaking during a courtesy call by Botswana’s honorary consul in Malaysia Dr Mohan Swami, Minister Merafhe suggested that Botswana should sell some of its huge stock of elephants to Malaysia.” - Latest News - Republic of Botswana

“Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Chong Kah Kiat denied suggestions that he or the Ministry was involved in any business transaction with a private firm to care for elephants pending shipment to zoos in China and Japan under an exchange programme.” - Daily Express, Sabah, Malaysia

“WWF-Malaysia has commended the Sabah Wildlife Department on the recent discovery of Borneo?s ?pygmy elephants? through DNA sampling.” - Daily Express, Sabah, Malaysia