Wild elephants disciplined

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The authorities plan to catch and tame 30 wild elephants this year.

The targeted elephants are those guilty of the occasional rampage, damaging residential areas and destroying farmers' crops in Tanjungkarang.

The agency for conservation of natural resources will send the protected beasts to the Way Kambas elephant training center, Antara reported.

Chief of the Lampung provincial forestry office Eko Wardoyo said the project aimed to protect residential areas and farms.

Rampaging wild elephants have often caused widespread damage, injuries and even deaths in Lampung. (pan)