Wild elephant killed with poison arrow in Ayeyarwady – Myanmar Times

He said a combined team of officers from the department, forest police, Elephant Emergency Response Unit and police found the dead elephant, which had been skinned, in Chaung Thar forest.

U Khin Maung Myint said a suspect was taken into custody and is being questioned about the incident.

“We burned the body of the elephant,” he said.

The male elephant was about, had an 3.4 metre girth, and was 2.4 metres tall. Department experts said the animal may have been killed on Saturday.

From January to September, seven wild elephants died in Ayeyarwady, three of them killed by poachers. Seven suspected poachers have been arrested in the region, authorities said.

The killing of wild elephants continues in Ayeyarwady despite patrols by the police, Forest Department and environmental groups.

Asian elephants are listed as endangered and are threatened by habitat loss and degradation, as well as poaching. In Myanmar, 80 percent of elephants are domesticated and only 20pc are living in the wild.

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