#elephant population

Collection of elephant population news, found 13 news.

Human-elephant conflicts spike in Riau following forest fires

Forest fires blazing in the Tesso Nilo National Park fueled more frequent conflicts between human beings and Sumatran ...

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Forest fires destroy parts of Sumatran elephant habitats

Wildfires ravaging forest areas in Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and South ...

Balai Raja conservation area's Sumatran elephant population dwindles

The population of Sumatran elephants at the Balai Raja Wildlife Conservation area dropped further to only seven after a ...

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Habitat loss triggers Sumatran elephant-human conflict

Sumatran forests are home to some of the world’s rarest plant species and among remaining landscapes where ...

BKSDA rescues trapped, injured female elephant calf in East Aceh

A team rescued a trapped elephant calf that contracted infection from injuries in a forest area in Batu Sumbang ...

Way Kambas National Park home to 247 elephants

The Wildlife Conservation Societies Indonesia (WCSI) has estimated that there are 247 elephants in the Way Kambas ...

Global efforts needed to raise public awareness of wildlife protection: Achim Steiner

The head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Monday (3/3) called for global efforts to raise the publics ...

Sumatran elephant deaths on the rise

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has reported that an increasing number of Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus ...

Conflicts between wild elephants and humans on the rise in Riau

Wild elephants often go on a rampage in several villages of Riau province, and the latest such incident took place in ...

Elephant population research in Riau uses DNA technology

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is collecting DNA samples from Sumatra elephants` faeces to conduct research in an ...

Population of Sumatra elephants in critical condition

The population of Sumatra elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) living in Riau, Indonesia, is in critical condition ...

Kalimantan elephant population continues to dwindle, says official

The population of Kalimantan elephants continues to dwindle as a result of damage to protected forests, an environment ...

Elephant population in Bengkulu increases

The population of wild elephants at the Elephant Training Center (PLG) in Seblat, North Bengkulu, Sumatra , has ...