A Forlorn and Frightened Pygmy Elephant, reaching out its trunk to touch its dead mother.
That's the heartbreaking scene local authorities came across as they patrolled the Gunung Rara Forest Reserve in northeastern Borneo.
The Mother was one of 14 elephants, found dead in the forest reserve. Officials believe they were poisoned, though the cause of death is still being determined.
The purpose of poisoning the elephants is to make the land safe for farming.
The death of these majestic and severely endangered Borneo Elephants is a great loss to Malaysia.
An Estimated 1200 Pygmy Elephants live in the wild in Malaysia.
Credits : 1) Deaths of Pygmy Elephants sparks concern in Malaysia
C.N.N. February 1, 2013
2) Extinct Pygmy Elephants Found Living on Borneo
3) Pygmy Elephants Face Uncertain Future
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