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Two wild elephants have been found dead in two consecutive days near Taungnyolay in Myittayar forest reserve two miles west of the Pathen-Ngaputaw Road in Ngaputaw Township, Ayeyarwaddy Region.
The elephants were believed to be shot dead with poisoned arrows, according to the regional police.
The police said a female was found on August 4 and another the next day.
Kyaw Naing, an official from the township’s forestry department, said the female had been wounded with a 17-inch poison arrow and was six feet long and almost eight foot tall.
A police case has been filed under the Protection of Wild Life and Wild Plants and Conservation of Natural Areas Law and an investigation was launched.