Elephant found dead in Mondulkiri protected area

An elephant was found dead at a cashew nut plantation in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri province’s Keo Seima district on Sunday. Experts initially thought the elephant may have been poisoned by a chemicals used by locals, but later confirmed it had been shot. It was estimated the elephant died around 10 days ago, but its carcass was only found on Sunday. The male elephant was 2.70m tall, 4.50m long and 1.50m wide, according to Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary’s report. …

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