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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 ...

Three elephants deaths being investigated in Riau

A joint team is investigating the death of three Sumatran elephants in Pelalawan district in Riau province to ...

Archaeologists find cutting tools in Kudus

A team of archaeologists from Yogyakarta Archaeology Center found three cutting tools in excavations near the Terban ...

Three human-elephant conflicts during 2011 in Way Kambas

Way Kambas National Park recorded three conflicts between local villagers and elephants during 2011. "The ...

news focus: Sumatran tigers need to be protected

It`s tragic that amid a "Save Tigers` Home" tour in Sumatra by an NGO, a Sumatran tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae) was ...

Elephants run amok in jambi oil palm, rubber plantations

Tens of elephants have been running amok in oil palm and rubber plantations in Koto VII Sub-district, in Tebo ...

US, Indonesia announce $28.5 million debt swap for forests

The United States and Indonesia on signed a $28.5 million debt-for-nature swap agreement on Monday, the US Embassy ...

WWF, Greenpeace Indonesia save Sumatran tigers and elephants

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is cooperating with Greenpeace in saving the Sumatran tigers ("Panthera tigris ...

Wild elephant crushes woman to death

A wild elephant is reported to have crushed a woman to death while she was taking water for her household needs at a ...

Lampung Barat can be international tourism destination

Lampung Barat district in Lampung Province can be turned into an international tourist destination in Indonesia. ...

Bengkulu authorities urged to probe elephant deaths

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

Two elephants die of suspected poisoning in Bengkulu

The bones of two wild elephants which had died of suspected poisoning, were found in a plantation a near an elephant ...

Thirty elephants damage plantations in W Lampung

A herd of 30 elephants again damaged plantations at Pemerihan village, Bengkunat sub district, Belimbing, West ...

One dead as elephants run amok in India city

Two wild elephants trampled one person to death in a three-hour rampage in the southern Indian city of Mysore early ...

Forestry Ministry to compensate victims of human-animal conflicts

The forestry ministry plans to compensate victims of human-animal conflicts which often occur on Sumatra Island. ...