Sumatran Elephant Found Dead without Tusks in Indonesia

in Animal News

A Sumatran elephant has been found dead in Indonesia’s Aceh province with his tusks cut off, raising suspicion that he was killed by poachers. The carcass of the estimated 25-year-old male elephant was discovered Monday: the first elephant death in Aceh this year. A team has been sent to the area for investigation.

Link: The San Diego Union-Tribune

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