KOTA KINABALU, May 20 -- The relevant authorities have yet to locate a Bornean elephant with a semi-severed trunk, believed to be in the Felda Kalabakan Selatan area.

A video of the injured animal has been circulating on social media just after reports of the death of a Bornean elephant in Tongod.

Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin said a complaint regarding the injured elephant was lodged last week, prompting search and monitoring operations by the relevant authorities on May 13-14.

"Search and field monitoring operations were subsequently carried out in an effort to locate the animal. However, the elephant could not be found during the operation," he said in a statement.

Jafry said further action would dep...