2 Borneo Elephant Calves Found Abandoned, but Why?
Image Source: Flickr. By: TimParkinson.
There are strange things at work among the Borneo Elephant population as of late.
Two female calves were found abandoned in Borneo recently. One was a 2-year-old stuck in a plantation moat and the other was a 6-month-old wandering in another plantation located in Malaysia’s eastern Sabah state. Both calves were starving.
The shock of the matter is nothing like this has ever happened before—there is no known case of those elephant mothers simply abandoning their young. Laurentius Ambu, director of the state wildlife department, said that an official investigation is underway to find out what might have caused such a thing to happen. It’s also uncertain how long each baby elephant was left alone.
The good news is both orphans are now adopted into the care of a wildlife park, also located in Sabah.
Borneo Elephants, also known as Borneo Pygmy Elephants, are a critically endangered species. Deforestation is their main threat and there may only be 1,000 of them left in Sabah state—possibly 2,000 at the most, but that is extremely wishful thinking.
To find out more about these great animals, check out these links:
WWF: Borneo Pygmy Elephant
Animal Planet: Borneo Pygmy Elephants
Save The Elephants
By Heidi Marshall
I have been with GreenFudge for about a year now, but I've had a passion for Nature my entire life. When I'm not writing articles, you can find me out hiking, gardening, working on green craft projects, or taking photos for my website. You can check out the site at http://arkisaeo.com
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