the death of a 45-year-old elephant at Way Kambas National Park (TNWK) in East Lampung regency, Lampung, adds pressure to elephant conservation efforts in the country, following the death of a 2-year-old elephant at Tesso Nilo National Park in Pelalawan regency, Riau.
TNWK spokesman Nandri Yulianto said the death of the elephant, named Dona, was a huge loss for Sumatran elephant conservation activists in Way Kambas.
“Dona was part of Sumatran elephant conservation efforts,” he told Kompas.com on Tuesday.
dona died on Nov. 16 at an elephant response unit (ERU) in Bungur. She had been sick and her condition started to deteriorate on Nov. 6.
“Because she often got sick, a blood sample was taken on Nov. 6,” Nandri said.
The results showed that there was high eosinophil content in her blood, indicating a para