Baby elephant found dead in Yok Don National Park

VietNamNet Bridge – On the morning of December 14, rangers of the Yok Don National Park, in Ea Sup district, Dak Lak province, cooperated with the local authorities to examine the scene where a baby elephant was dead.

Mr. Hoang Van Xuan, deputy director of Yok Don National Park, said the dead elephant was detected by rangers at about 5pm on December 13. This male elephant is about 1-2 months old and was decomposing.

The elephant is about 1.2 m long, 90 cm high and weighs approximately 100 kg.

According to authorities, it is possible that the baby elephant was trampled by his mother while drinking water.

At the scene, the elephant head and trunk were pressed to the ground.

Since early 2009, Dak Lak has had 14 wild elephants die, including up to 6 in 2012, by different reasons.