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An elephant called Yongki, a symbol of Indonesia, was found dead and with its one-meter-long tusks torn off after being poisoned by unknown persons, according to the park's manager, Timbul Batubara, reported yesterday Monday. The 35-year-old animal, who worked alongside a team of park caretakers, is a Sumatran elephant, an endangered species, and was found near the field where he lived, within the Bukit Barisan Selatan national park, on the Indonesian island. from Sumatra. The body of the elephant was discovered last Friday and everything indicates that it was poisoned, in addition to the fact that it was without tusks, with its legs damaged and with a blue tongue, local media say. Yongki was highly appreciated among the “mahouts” or elephant keepers, who are deeply affected by his death. “We are grieving the death of an elephant that helped us resolve conflicts and helped the rangers protect the forest,” Nazaruddin, one of the caretakers, told the AFP agency.

The animal, which was domesticated and weighed 3.3 tons, participated in patrols to reduce tensions with its wild counterparts and prevent them from devastating the towns in the area. It also contributed to the fight against illegal felling of trees, the agency indicates. The death of the pachyderm unleashed a wave of indignation on social networks in the Asian country, with the hashtag #RIPYongki, since it is estimated that there are only about 3,000 of these elephants left in the wild, under the constant threat of poachers, who They kill and sell their tusks at a high price, to later Europe Cell Phone Number List be used in traditional Chinese medicine. For conservationists, Yongki's death highlights the urgent need for action to protect this critically endangered species. “Comprehensive investigative effort is required by authorities to identify and arrest the killer,” said Anwar Purwoto, director for Sumatra and Borneo at WWF Indonesia. “It is also important to take steps to avoid another incident in the future.



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