#elephant conservation

Collection of elephant conservation news, found 27 news.

Lebaran holidaymakers continue to arrive at Way Kambas National Park

Renowned for its natural beauty, the Way Kambas National Park (TNWK) is an icon of East Lampung District and has been ...

Promoting wildlife importance through Way Kambas Festival

The Way Kambas Festival in the district of East Lampung, Lampung Province, scheduled from November 11 to 13, 2016, ...

Transforming Way Kambas into leading tourist destination

East Lampung District Head Chusnunia Chalim has vowed to make the Way Kambas National Park (TNWK) a leading tourist ...

Lampung holds huge appeal for international tourists

Holding a huge appeal for international tourists, the Indonesian province of Lampung is intensively promoting its ...

Wildlife trafficking represents serious crime: Indonesian NGO

Illegal wildlife trade is a serious crime that according to the United Environment Program (UNEP) is similar to drug ...

Way Kambas to be leading tourist destination

The East Lampung district government in Lampung province is making every effort to turn Way Kambas National Park (WKNP ...

Elephant hospital set up in Way Kambas Lampung

Indonesia has set up a special hospital at Way Kambas Park in Lampung, Sumatra, to treat the Sumatran elephant. ...

Sumatran elephants run amok in Riau`s oil palm plantation

A herd of Sumatran elephants ran amok in an oil palm plantation in Minas, Riau Province, seriously injuring one worker ...

Habitat of rare animal species damaged

Wide forest areas as habitats of rare animal species in the province of Bengkulu have been damaged on rampant illegal ...

Foreign students taking care of Sumatran elephants in Seblat

Five foreign students from different countries are learning to care for the Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus ...

Bengkulu authorities urged to probe elephant deaths

Environmental NGO ProFauna has urged Bengkulu authorities to probe the deaths of eight Sumatran elephants (Elephas ...

Govt Yet To Approve Seblat Elephant Preserve

The Forestry Ministry has not yet approved a proposal to raise the status of the Seblat limited production forest ...