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Trapped endangered Asian elephant dies in eastern Cambodia

Xinhua, July 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

An endangered Asian elephant had died in eastern Cambodia after sustaining a severe foot wound caused by a snare trap, a local official said on Monday.

"The young male-elephant died on Sunday, a day after he was rescued from the gory snare in the jungle," Sin Vannavuth, governor of Mondolkiri Province's Keo Seima district, told Xinhua.

The ill-fated elephant had been trapped inside the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary for days before he was found by locals, he said.

"The elephant died of serious injury on his front, left foot and no food and water when he had been in trap for days," the governor said.

He added that hunters set snare traps with aims to kill smaller wild animals, but unfortunately caught the wild Asian elephant.

Cambodia is home to over 500 wild elephants, according to the Forestry Administration. Enditem