Baby elephant loses half its trunk to Indonesia poacher trap

The one-year-old female got caught in what authorities said was a trap set by poachers who prey on the endangered species

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A Sumatran elephant calf that lost half of its trunk, is treated at an elephant conservation center in Saree, Aceh Besar, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. The baby elephant in Indonesia's Sumatra island has had half of her trunk almost severed off after being caught in what authorities alleged Monday was a trap set by poachers who prey on the endangered species. The trunk had to be amputated to save the elephant’s life.(AP Photo/Munandar)

November 16, 2021

The one-year-old female got caught in what authorities said was a trap set by poachers who prey on the endangered species

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