TELUPID: A rogue elephant that attacked a man and his wife last week has been captured.
The male elephant was tracked down and subdued with tranquilizer by a team from the Sabah Wildlife department at about 6.20pm yesterday.
Wildlife director William Baya said the elephant estimated to be about 20 years old and measured nearly 2.3 metres in height will be sent to the Borneo Elephant Sanctuary in Kinabatangan for further observation on its behaviour.
"We will not translocate this elephant anywhere yet as we are worried that it might pose a similar danger somewhere else," he said.
The elephant attacked a man and his wife as they were walking to work in Kampung Gambaron Telupid at about 6.20am on Feb 19.
The woman sustained minor injuries in the attack and was given medical treatment at the district hospital before being discharged the same day.