TWO DEAD ELEPHANTS POISONED: OFFICIAL.

from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Pekanbaru, Riau Province, May 4 (ANTARA) - The Riau Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BBKSDA) has confirmed that two dead elephants found at Duri, Bengkalis District, were poisoned.

"There are indications that the two elephants died after being poisoned," Riau BBKSDA Chairman Syahimin said here Wednesday.

The two Sumatran elephants (Elephant maximus sumatranus), both female, were found dead recently at Duri, a region where conflicts between people and elephants often happen.

The confirmation about the cause of their deaths, was received from a sample test from the Veterinary Test and Investigation Office …