15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Yuna saddened by death of baby elephant
POPULAR singer-songwriter Yuna has expressed her shock and heartbreak over the recent death of a baby elephant, which was killed after being hit by a lorry.
The 39-year-old singer, whose full name is Yunalis Mat Zara'ai, admitted that she couldn't bring herself to watch the video or view the photos of the incident that had gone viral.
"I can't bear to see the images or videos of the poor elephant refusing to leave the lorry that took its calf's life," she said on Threads.
"The mother elephant's actions have truly broken my heart."
Yuna, known for her song 'Terukir Di Bintang', also raised concerns about how to better protect wildlife.
"We need to do better, Malaysia. What can we do as humans to help save our wildlife?
"I've read about wildlife corridors, and it's clear that logging and deforestation are contributing factors.
"But what immediate steps can we take to safeguard Malaysia's beautiful and precious wildlife?"
The incident, which occurred on the East-West-Gerik-Jeli Highway, was captured in a video that went viral. The video showed a mother elephant attempting to move a lorry, which was carrying a load of chickens, after it collided with and killed her calf.
The distressing footage drew emotional reactions from the public.
