"Local residents found the carcass of the 28-year-old wild elephant lying on its left side on Friday at Sin-Ma reserve in Ngaputaw township, and immediately informed local officials. "She was killed with poisoned arrows," the official, U Pyae Phyo Aung, said. Local police and forest rangers are investigating. The dead elephant was 7 feet, 6 inches high, and 7 feet long, the department said. Poachers killed six wild elephants in Ayeyarwady last year, eight in 2018, and 16 in 2017. There is a high demand for elephant skin in China because of the belief that it has medicinal value. According to the Ministry of Forestry and the Environment, Myanmar has only about 2000 wild elephants. The killing of elephants in Ayeyarwady has been reduced, but not stopped, through intensified patrols and anti-trafficking operations. In May 2018, parliament passed the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Law, one of the strongest wildlife protection laws in the region. However, due to weak enforcement, the activity continues, and Myanmar remains a major hub of the illegal wildlife trade in Asia, according to conservationists..."