Sumatran elephant calf dies with wounds in Indonesia's Aceh Xinhua June 7, 2021 JAKARTA: A six-month-old male Sumatran elephant calf has been found dead in Sri Mulya village of Indonesia's Aceh province, according to the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency on Monday. The agency's head Agus Arianto said the carcass of the calf was found with wounds on its left hind leg on Friday on the border between a forest area and community plantations. "It is suspected that the wounds were caused by being hit by a male elephant's tusk, or due to another elephant trying to wake up the calf," added Arianto. The medical team has taken samples of the calf to be examined in the laboratory to determine the cause of death. Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) are protected mammals. The International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2021 upgraded the conservation status of the species from endangered to its Red List as the elephant population has declined by at least 80 percent since the past three generations. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/2021-06/07/c_139994300.htm