Nagan Raya Regency Government Deploys Team To Search For Causes Of Elephant Death

NAGAN RAYA - The Nagan Raya Regency Government, Aceh, deployed a team to trace the cause of the death of an adult Sumatran elephant around the river in the Paya Udeung Village area, Seunagan District.

"Temuan gajah mati menjadi perhatian serius pemerintah daerah," kata Plt Camat Seunagan, Kabupaten Nagan Raya, Aceh, Koko Fenna Loza, dikutip ANTARA, Jumat, 1 Maret.

He said the case of finding the dead elephant had also been reported to the police for further treatment.

According to him, the discovery of the death of a Sumatran elephant was known by residents when crossing the river flow in the Paya Udeung Village area, Seunagan District, Nagan Raya Regency, on Friday afternoon.

The findings were then reported to the sub-district, so that this information was conveyed to regional leaders and other related parties in order to get further treatment.

Koko said the local government deployed a team to the location as an effort to find out the cause of the death of the protected wildlife by the country, as well as coordinating with a number of parties to take the next steps.

Koko Fenna Loza said that so far his party did not know the cause of the elephant's death and was still waiting for an investigation by the police.