Endangered wild elephant dies after being hit and electrocuted by power pole in Cambodia

An endangered wild elephant has died in Cambodia after a power pole fell and electrocuted it, a park ranger said.

Endangered wild elephant dies after being hit and electrocuted by power pole in Cambodia

An endangered wild elephant has died in Cambodia after a power pole fell and electrocuted it, a park ranger said.

Nup Thet, a ranger at Wildlife Alliance, said the three-ton animal was killed in the jungle near Cardamom National Park late on Tuesday.

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