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Sumatran elephant found dead near Mount Leuser National Park
Authorities have found a dead Sumatran elephant in a palm oil plantation near Mount Leuser National Park (TNGL) in Bukitmas village, Besitang district, Langkat regency, North Sumatra.
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A man (center) takes a photo of a Sumatran elephant carcass on April 6, 2025, in Bukitmas village, Besitang district, Langkat regency, North Sumatra. (Antaranews.com/-)
Apriadi Gunawan
The Jakarta Post/Medan
Authorities have found a dead Sumatran elephant in a palm oil plantation near Mount Leuser National Park (TNGL) in Bukitmas village, Besitang district, Langkat regency, North Sumatra.
The male elephant was estimated to be 12 years old and was thought to have been dead for several days. There were no signs of physical wounds with both tusks still intact.
Besitang Police chief Adj. Comr. Sugiono said the elephant had been buried in the location it was found. Meanwhile, the North Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has secured both the tusks.
Sugiono said the cause of the elephant’s death had yet to be confirmed.
“A medical team from the North Sumatra BKSDA has taken samples from the elephant’s stomach and intestines for tests at the laboratory to find out the cause of the elephant’s death,” Sugiono told reporters when visiting Bukitmas village on Monday.
