Riau elephants under threat<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Amoi, a female adult elephant that died while
\nbeing relocated from the Keritang forest to Bukit Tigapuluh
\nNational Park in Riau, undergoes an autopsy.<\/p>\n
About 170 elephants found in the forest in 18 areas throughout
\nRiau, will be relocated to the park. Priority are given to
\nelephants living in 12 particular areas, including the Keritang
\ndistrict where there are some 22 elephants.<\/p>\n
The relocation project started in late July this year. In the
\nfirst operation, two of the captured elephants died during the
\njourney. However, in the next operation in August, two elephants
\nwere successfully released in the park.<\/p>\n
Amoi died on the way to the park in an operation conducted
\nfrom Sept. 3 to Sept. 11 during which two other elephants were
\nalso captured.<\/p>\n
Riza Marlon, an activist of Foksi, a Jakarta-based Forum for
\nConservation of Indonesian Wildlife, who took part in the
\noperation, said he believed Amoi died from an overdose in the
\ntranquilizer shot.<\/p>\n
Riza, a biologist by training, said he learned from workers in
\ncharge of capturing the wild animals that three of seven captured
\nelephants have died since the operations began. He suspects
\noverdosage of tranquilizer the main cause.<\/p>",
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