Sumatran baby elephant dies after tree trunk gets caught in poachers’ trap
Banda Aceh, Indonesia:
An endangered Sumatran baby elephant has died after losing half of its trunk in a poacher’s trap, Indonesian conservation officials said.
The one-year-old calf was battling a severe infection, two days after it was found by villagers in Aceh Jaya, and despite further efforts to save its life by amputating the rest of its infected trunk. love.
Agus Arianto, head of the Aceh Natural Resources Conservancy, said: ‘We were unable to save it because the wound was so severe and infected.
“We did our best to help it.”
Rampant deforestation has reduced the elephant’s habitat and put them in increasing conflict with humans, while their tusks are prized in the illegal wildlife trade.
There have been a number of incidents involving pachyderm deaths over the past few years, including one in July when a Sumatran elephant was found beheaded with its tusk ripped off.
Aceh’s conservation agency estimates the area has only about 500 Sumatran elephants left in the wild.
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