Tusk thieves threaten Vietnam’s fast dwindling domesticated elephants
Several mahouts have been taking turns to look after a 20-year-old male elephant around the clock since it had a tusk almost cut off by some thieves on 14 July.
“We used to be worried about elephants accidentally getting caught in traps set by poachers in the forest. Now, we have a new concern – tusk thieves,” Y Vi Xien, a mahout who takes care of the elephant called Thoong Ngan in Dak Lak Province, said.
