Across Asia, elephant populations are in decline. In Malaysia, the pressures are mounting and their survival is under growing threat from habitat loss, conflict with humans, and the expansion of roads and plantations.
To mark World Elephant Day 2025, Astro Awani looks at how science, policy and public will can converge to secure the future of these gentle giants.
Melisa Idris speaks with Dr Wong Ee Phin, an associate professor at the University of Nottingham Malaysia and principal investigator for the management and ecology of Malaysian elephants research project, along with Prof Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz, the principal investigator of the Megafauna Ecology and Conservation group at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden in Yunnan, China.
Produced by: Astro Awani
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