A FEMALE elephant, aged between 30 and 35 years, broke into the compound of SK RPS Kemar, near Grik on Tuesday.

Perak Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) director Yusoff Shariff said the wild elephant wandered in the school grounds damaging the electric fence but no one was injured.

“Our staff went to the school to repair the fence and increased the voltage on the charger to 9.1, which together with the blue LED lights should be able to scare off elephants,” he said after a 76-second video showing an elephant at the school went viral.

He said Perak Perhilitan had installed the electric fence around the school in November to prevent wild elephants from entering the premises.

He called on residents in the area to help Perhilitan maintain the fence as it was installed to protect the children and teachers. – Bernama, January 21, 2021.