'Her death was shocking ... because she looked fine after being amputated and actively moving,' said Rika Marwati, a veterinarian.
A baby elephant whose trunk was partially amputated by rescuers after being caught in a snare trap in Indonesia died Tuesday despite efforts to heal and rehabilitate her, according to officials. Agus Arianto, the head of Aceh province's conservation agency, said that"we have tried our best, but it can't be helped either," the Associated Press reported.
The amputation of half her trunk was an attempted lifesaving measure by wildlife officials at a training center for elephants near Banda Aceh, the provincial capital, the AP reported. A team of vets is working on designating the cause of death via an autopsy, Arianto told reporters. "Her death was shocking ... because she looked fine after being amputated and actively moving," said Rika Marwati, a veterinarian at the training center."She suddenly fell ill from stress and infection late Monday and by morning she was reported dead."
The elephant appeared to have been abandoned by her herd because of her worsening condition after being caught in what officials say was a poacher's trap. Elephants are primarily targeted by poachers for their ivory tusks, a type of elongated tooth essential to the animals' survival, according to the International Anti-Poaching Foundation. The World Wildlife Fund estimates that about 20,000 elephants are illegally killed for their tusks every year.
The number of Sumatran elephants that have died as a result of being snared and poisoning has reached 25 in the past nine years in East Aceh district alone, Arianto said.arrested a suspected poacher along with four people accused of buying ivory from the dead animal.
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