13 pygmy elephants poisoned in Sabah

WWF: Long-term solutions needed for conservation of Borneo pygmy elephants
January 2013. Ten endangered Borneo pygmy elephants have died in the Malaysian state of Sabah, and there is a very strong suspicion that they have been poisoned. The animals were all thought to be from the same extended family, and had all suffered internal bleeding, were found in close proximity in the Gunung Rara Forest Reserve .

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