Killing elephants with swords

Spunjer · 11th May 2005, 10:47 PM

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Spunjer:

To the best of my knowledge there have been no wild elephants in the Philippines in the last 400+ years of recorded European settlement in the country, and I don't know if there ever were any elephants in the Sulu Archipelago or Mindanao.

Ian.

ian,
i've pm you about maybe an expedition to the golden triangle area. upon further reading, i found out that wild elephants exist/existed in borneo, making it much more accessible to suluanons.

zamboanga · 5th September 2005, 05:33 AM

I know this was a sensitive thread a while back, but, this is just to answer the question on the use of elephants in Philippine soil

In one of the articles in the book "Mindanao: A Portrait" there was a passing mention of elephants being brought to Mindanao from Borneo(?) to destroy moro kutas. I think the article was written by Reuben Canoy. Those who have copies of the book can check this up.

Spunjer · 5th September 2005, 02:44 PM

must've been some serious undertaking shipping these beasts to sulu, then mindanao. thanks for the source, zamboanga...

5th September 2005, 05:33 AM	#2
zamboanga Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: zamboanga city, philippines Posts: 132	I know this was a sensitive thread a while back, but, this is just to answer the question on the use of elephants in Philippine soil In one of the articles in the book "Mindanao: A Portrait" there was a passing mention of elephants being brought to Mindanao from Borneo(?) to destroy moro kutas. I think the article was written by Reuben Canoy. Those who have copies of the book can check this up.

5th September 2005, 02:44 PM	#3
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	must've been some serious undertaking shipping these beasts to sulu, then mindanao. thanks for the source, zamboanga...