Pekanbaru (ANTARA News) - A herd of elephants have entered a number of villages since recently because their habitat has been hit by floods, a nature conservationist said.

"Since the emergence of floods in the region many elephants have entered villages, destroying villagers oil palm plantations and rice fields," head of Raiu`s Nature Preservation and Conservation Agency (BKSDA), Syahimin said here on Wednesday.

The herd of elephants have made residents restless in three villages, among others, in Tapung subdistrict, Kampar districts, he said.

Syhimin said that the elephant had roamed to the villages because their habitat was being flooded. Elephants did not like their cruising areas to be inundated by water.

He said the herd of elephants which attacked the Sungai Mandau and Pinggir villages, was the biggest elephant group which came from the Balai Raja habitat that has a population of 40 elephants.(*)

Editor: Heru

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