Consider This: Malaysian Elephants — Should We Bring Dara, Amoi & Kelat Home?

Calls are mounting for three Malaysian elephants who were relocated to a zoo in Osaka, Japan, to be brought home, amid growing scrutiny over their welfare and living conditions. But is that necessarily what’s best for them now? And what does proper elephant welfare actually require? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Dr Wong Ee Phin, Associate Professor at University of Nottingham Malaysia and Principal Investigator for the Management & Ecology of Malaysian Elephants (MEME) research project, and Dr Nurzhafarina Othman, Senior lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Sabah and founder of Project Seratu Aatai. She is also a member of the Technical Working Group that developed the country’s first Captive Elephant Management Plan.