Jakarta, Feb. 28 -- Indonesia's Forestry Ministry said a wild Sumatran elephant calf was found dead in Tesso Nilo National Park in Riau, with initial findings suggesting an infection caused by a snare.

In a statement received in Jakarta on Friday, the Tesso Nilo National Park Agency said the carcass was discovered on Thursday (Feb. 26) at the Lancang Kuning Resort within the park.

Officials said the calf, part of a wild elephant population, was found in an advanced state of decomposition and was estimated to have died about a week before discovery.

Preliminary on-site examinations indicated the suspected cause of death was an infection in the leg, believed to have resulted from a snare wound.

"The medical team of Tesso Nilo National P...