KOTA KINABALU: A rescued elephant calf showed promises of recovery after its injured right foot was amputated, but sadly died a day after the surgery.
The female calf, estimated to be around two years old, succumbed to its injuries on Tuesday after wildlife veterinarians amputated its foot, which had been nearly severed by a trap in an oil palm estate in the Tungku area of Lahad Datu district.
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