Three Indonesian Elephants Found Dead
Posted on: Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 10:40 CDT
A report said on Tuesday that three dead elephants were suspected of being poisoned in the forest concession area of a pulp company in the Riau province of Indonesia's Sumatra island.
Two of the animal carcasses were found on May 28 and one of them was found June 1 in an industrial crop forest managed by PT Rimba Peranap Idah (RPI), a government official was quoted saying by Antara state news agency.
"The company must be responsible for the safety of those elephants because the spot where they were found dead was still within their home range," Natural Resources Conservation Agency head Edy Susanto said.
He said that the concession area used to be the elephants' natural habitat, before it was converted into an oil palm plantation and acacia forest.
The official added that organ samples from the dead elephants had been sent for veterinary test and to research offices.
Two elephants found poisoned in Riau province last month also had their tusks removed. However, an official said that the three dead animals found recently were two females and a calf.
Sumatran elephants are the smallest Asian elephant, and can live up to 70 years in captivity. The species is listed as endangered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
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Image Caption: Young Sumatran elephant in Way Kambas, Sumatra, Indonesia. WWF - Canon / Paul Forster
Source: redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports
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