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Banda Aceh,
Indonesia. An official says a second endangered Sumatran elephant has been
poisoned in western Indonesia, apparently by villagers trying to protect their
crops.
Forestry
Ministry official Harmidi says the carcass of the 20-year-old male elephant was
discovered Wednesday near a plantation in Aceh province.
Harmidi,
who uses only one name, says a group of elephants had been wandering in the
area in recent days, roaring and destroying crops.
An
18-year-old female died in Aceh after being poisoned in late April.
As forests
disappear, elephants stray into inhabited areas in search of food.
Fewer than
3,000 Sumatran elephants are left in the wild and environmentalists warn that
they could be extinct within three decades unless steps are taken to protect
them.
Associated Press
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