US EditionBaby elephant separated from mother rescued in Indonesia
- Indonesian authorities rescued a critically endangered baby Sumatran elephant after it became separated from its mother at a palm oil plantation, a local official said on Tuesday.
- According to the World Wide Fund for Nature, Sumatran elephants are on the brink of extinction, with only about 2,400-2,800 left in the world.
- Local conservation agency official Ujang Holisudin reported that the two-month-old calf was found in Riau province in good health after medical checks.
- Authorities are monitoring for elephant herds to see if the calf could be reunited with its family, as Ujang expressed hope for a reunion.
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Baby elephant rescued after it became separated from mother in Indonesia
JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities rescued a critically endangered baby Sumatran elephant after it became separated from its mother at a palm oil plantation, a local official said on Tuesday. Sumatran elephants are on the brink of extinction with only about 2,400-2,800 left in the world, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature. The two-month-old male calf was found at an oil palm plantation in Riau province on the western island of Sumatra on M…
Four-day old calf elephant at Sakrebailu dies
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