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Three Sumatran elephants poisoned
Source: Associated Press
Three Sumatran elephants poisoned
From: AP June 02, 2012 6:45AM
AN environmentalist says three endangered Sumatran elephants have been poisoned and found dead within a palm oil plantation in western Indonesia.
Rono Wiranata from the FAKTA nongovernment group said workers at the state-run plantation were believed to have placed the poison on palm fruits.
The dead three and five-year-old elephants were found on Thursday in two separate locations in East Aceh district.
Wiranata on Friday cited plantation workers in saying more elephants may die from the poison.
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Read more: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/three-sumatran-elephants-poisoned/story-e6frf7k6-1226381154259