An elephant calf has starved to death in Indonesia, the eighth endangered Sumatran elephant to have died in the wild since May, environmental group WWF said Thursday.
WWF spokeswoman Syamsidar said the calf was believed to be the offspring of an elephant which was poisoned to death recently in the latest sign of growing conflict between animals and people over land and forest resources.
The calf was found dead in Sumatra island's Lazuardi forest, Riau province, near a forest concession area owned by a company called Rimba Peranap Indah.
Conflicts between wild animals and humans are on the rise on Sumatra, where legal and illegal logging is rapidly reducing the tropical jungle
Five of the eight elephants have died
Three were killed for their tusks and four were poisoned after eating palm oil plants doused in toxic chemicals.
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