A rescued two-month-old male wild Sumatran elephant, separated from its mother in a palm oil plantation, is cared for at the Minas Elephant Training Centre (PLG) in Riau on March 11, 2025. - Photo: AFP
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 (March 11).
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.
