Endangered elephant born in Sumatra

This handout picture taken and released by the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry on November 28, 2023, shows a female Sumatran elephant calf standing between her mother痴 legs at the Elephant Response Unit (ERU) camp, in Margahayu, Kuala Penet, Lampung province. A critically endangered Sumatran elephant was born in Indonesia on November 28, officials said, the second rare birth in weeks that has given renewed hope to conservation efforts. 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. (Photo by INDONESIAN MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY / AFP) / ----EDITORS NOTE---- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / INDONESIAN MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A critically endangered Sumatran elephant was born, officials said, the second rare birth in weeks that has given renewed hope to conservation efforts.

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.