Elephant death prompts increased action to save jumbo population

Ranger inspect a young baby elephant which was found shot to death in Mondulkiri province’s Koh Nhek district on Jan 26.- Mondulkiri Information Department

PHNOM PENH: After a baby elephant was found shot dead in Mondulkiri province’s Koh Nhek district on Jan 26, fuelling concerns about ongoing threats to the country’s endangered elephant population, authorities are stepping up patrols and working to identify the suspects.

Officials from the Mondulkiri Department of Environment confirmed the cause of death through an autopsy, revealing the calf had been killed in Sok San commune’s Chi Klop village by an unidentified poacher.