Cambodian Villagers Rescued 11 Endangered Elephants From Muddy Bomb Crater

Villagers from Cambodia did a great job by saving 11 wild elephants including a baby from the mud-filled bomb crater in the eastern province of Mondulkiri, Cambodia. Those elephants were trapped for four days without food and finally rescued on Saturday.

According to, Khmer Times, the crater was about three meters deep, created by the bombing dropped by the US during the Vietnam war. It took five hours to execute the elephant rescue operation With the joint effort of provincial environmental office and local villagers.

Director of the rescue team Mr. Keo Sopheak said in the report,“All of the elephants could have died from a lack of food and water if they weren’t rescued in time. Local people who collect tree products in the forest found them and immediately informed us”. The team made an escape route by digging the sides of the pit down.

Rescuers took special care for the baby elephant because he was not mature enough to climb out on its own. Sopheak and his team tied the baby with a rope to pull him out of the mud. The Phom Penh Post reported that villagers served the elephants waters and tree leaves to quench their four days thirst and hunger.

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Killer elephant shot dead in Cambodia after it goes on rampage

A bull elephant that trampled its owner to death three days ago was shot dead early Friday after it rampaged through villages, smashing two houses and frightening villagers in northeastern Cambodia's Mondolkiri province, an environment official said.

"A police officer fired on the elephant's legs to stop him from attacking houses and people at 1 a.m. and the animal died an hour later," Keo Sopheak, director of Environment Department in Mondolkiri province, told Xinhua, adding that the mammoth had destroyed two houses and a fire truck.

He said that a team with tranquilizer guns took too long to respond, so the authority decided to shoot the elephant.

"We regret that this endangered elephant was killed; however, this was the authority's decision to ensure security and safety for the villagers," he said.

The bull elephant trampled its owner to death on Wednesday when it was in rut. Shortly after the attack, the animal had fled into the forest, but later came out of the jungle and rampaged through villages.

Cambodia is home to over 500 wild elephants, most of whom live inside the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondolkiri province, according to the Forestry Administration.

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