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The carcass of Indro, a 45-year-old male Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is seen on Monday after he was declared dead at 3:45 a.m. in Tesso Nilo National Park in Pelalawan regency, Riau. Indro was a member of the Flying Squad team, which helped guard the national park area and prevent conflicts between humans and wild elephants.
The carcass of Indro, a 45-year-old male Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is seen on Monday after he was declared dead at 3:45 a.m. in Tesso Nilo National Park in Pelalawan regency, Riau. Indro was a member of the Flying Squad team, which helped guard the national park area and prevent conflicts between humans and wild elephants.`
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