Baby elephant found dead in Mondulkiri wildlife sanctuary

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:49 am

9 January 2018

On January 8, 2018, the Facebook page of the Mondulkiri Environment Department reported the discovery of a baby elephant corpse at Lapak Village, Sre Khtom Commune, Keo Seima District, Mondul Kiri Province. The small body was found partially buried in a pit of 1m wide by about 70cm deep.

The authorities from the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary say that the death may have occurred as recently as the night of 7 January. They estimate the age of the elephant as approximately 1 year old. The body has been transported to headquarters for veterinary inspection and post mortum, then will be taken to Phnom Penh to study.

[Edit] Cause of death: Law of the jungle. The little elephant trod on a termite's nest which caved in trapping his hind legs. Impossible to escape.

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Tue Jan 09, 2018 7:14 pm

According to the Wildlife Conservation Society some 250 to 500 globally endangered wild Asian elephants remain in the Kingdom, with no more than 115 individuals in the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary.

Barang chgout · Post by **Barang chgout** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 7:27 am

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