Dead Elephants Allegedly Eat Pupuk Residents In Gardens, Aceh-Gakkum BKSDA Sumatra Traces Equity Elements

A team of doctors from the BKSDA carried out a necropsy of the Sumatran elephant carcass found dead in East Aceh Regency, Saturday (15/10/2022). ANTARA/HO-Humas East Aceh Police

The Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) is coordinating with the Law Enforcement Center (Gakkum) of the Sumatra Region and the police to investigate the death of a Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) in East Aceh Regency. "We continue to coordinate with Balai Gakkum and the police regarding the discovery of an individual dead elephant in East Aceh," said Head of BKSDA Aceh Agus Arianto, in East Aceh, Tuesday. Sumatran elephants were found dead in the area of Sri Mulya Village, Peunaron District, East Aceh Regency, Friday, October 14 evening. Based on the results of a necropsy or autopsy, the elephant died from eating fertilizer in a resident's garden. From the results of the crime scene, the location where the dead elephant was found was in the community's plantation area. There were no sharp objects or tools suspected of causing the elephant's death. However, Agus Arianto said, there was a resident's garden hut which was damaged by a wild elephant about 200 meters from the discovery of the dead elephant. Allegedly, the elephant ate fertilizer in the hut According to Agus Arianto, if it is found that the garden owner has neglected the use of materials or tools that have the potential to endanger and cause death of animals, the Aceh BKSDA will ask the police to investigate thoroughly. Agus Arianto said the dead elephant was female with an estimated age of six to seven years. The elephant died estimated to be two to three before it was found. When found, the position of the animal died lying down, experiencing swelling in the abdomen. His tongue was blue, his heart was swollen, and there was bleeding in the stomach and intestines. "However, to determine the certainty of the cause of death, organ samples including the tongue, lungs, heart, stomach, smooth intestines, large intestines, liver, runoff, kidneys, and contents of the digestive tract were sent to the forensic laboratory," said Agus Arianto. Referring to the list of The IUCN Red List of Threatd Species, the Sumatran elephant is only found on the island of Sumatra with a critically endangered species, at high risk of extinction in the wild. The Aceh BKSDA appealed to the community to jointly preserve nature, especially Sumatran elephant wildlife by not destroying forests that are habitats of various types of animals, and not capturing, injuring, killing. In addition, it also stores, maintains, transports, and trades protected animals alive or dead and does not set snares or poisons that can cause death. - https://voi.id/berita/219326/kawanan-jingG-hutan-serang-alat-kembang-di-aceh-kasusnya-didigung-bksda - https://voi.id/berita/219252/kawanan-gajah-rusak-kebun-warga-di-aceh-timur - https://voi.id/berita/218849/harimau-mengganas-lima-sapi-milik-petani-mukomuko-dimangsa - https://voi.id/berita/208462/tim-sar-joint-temukan-temukan-jasad-pencari-barang-rongsokan-yang-tenggellam-di-suai-cihaniwung - https://voi.id/berita/205766/asik-swafoto-di-kestai-2-kelabu-asal-bogor-tewas-tenggelam [/see_also "All acts against protected wildlife can be subject to criminal sanctions in accordance with applicable laws and regulations," said Agus Arianto.