From @tpw_foundation Fourteen elephants were found dead from poisoning at an oil palm plantation in Sabah back in 2013. Only one baby elephant from the herd escaped alive – he was later named “Joe”. This was one of the events that influenced British wildlife photojournalist Aaron “Bertie” Gekoski to get involved in a new web series about conservation in Sabah. Borneo’s rainforests are packed with exotic animals, including orang utans, sun bears and the world’s smallest elephants. However, they are all facing colossal threats from deforestation, the illegal wildlife/pet trade and the traditional medicine trade. The Sabah Wildlife Rescue Unit (WRU) is an elite group of vets and rangers on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to deal with human-animal conflicts. Read more at http://www.star2.com/living/living-environment/2017/04/11/funservation-wildlife-rescue-is-not-all-hard-work/#I2ZE5ZK9I2kf6MsE.99 #tpwf #savetheelephants #borneo #saynotoextinction
