Critically endangered Sumatran elephant born in Indonesia

A male Sumatran elephant, estimated to be 15 years old, is photographed during a joint operation led by the Riau Natural Resources Conservation Agency to install GPS collars on wild Sumatran elephants to prevent human-elephant conflict at the protected forest in Pangkalan Lesung, Central East Sumatra, on Oct 7, 2023. — AFP

JAKARTA (AFP): A critically endangered Sumatran elephant was born in western Indonesia over the weekend, according to officials, giving renewed hope to conservation efforts after several other baby elephant and rhino births in recent months.

Weighing about 108 kilograms, the yet-to-be-named male calf was born at the Way Kambas National Park in Lampung province in southern Sumatra, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry said Sunday (Nov 12).