Malaysia: Humans and elephants at loggerheads

A hundred years ago wild elephants on the Malay Peninsula could be counted in their thousands - now, due to the loss of habitat, there are less than 1,500.

Elephants and humans are coming into contact with each other more often in Malaysia. The areas where elephants used to roam are being built upon or used for agriculture. Some favour relocating them to a national park - but is this the right thing to do?

There were only two things that scared our native guides: Tigers and elephants. When I asked them what was dangerous about the jungle they said - in all seriousness - everything.