Poachers shoot and mutilate elephant

2010-10-21 - Kui Buri National Park , Thailand.

Poachers have shot dead a male elephant and hacked its face to dig out its tusks. Kui Buri National Park chief Boonlue Poonnil said yesterday that forest rangers saw two men slashing something in deep jungle in Sam Roi Yot district on Wednesday night. The men fled after spotting the rangers.Authorities investigating the scene found the carcass of a male elephant aged from five to 10 years.

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