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Sumatran elephant destroys villagers' farmlands in Aceh

A wild Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) sneaked into and destroyed the farmlands of several residents of ...

Traffic accident on Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road claims five lives

Five people died, while two others sustained injuries after a minibus slammed into a truck on the Pekanbaru-Dumai Toll ...

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Saving Indonesia's elephants and tigers from extinction

Human-wildlife conflicts and illegal wildlife trade still pose threats to Indonesia's endeavors to save its ...

Aceh govt urged to seek solutions to human-wildlife conflicts

A legislator has appealed to the Aceh provincial administration to seek solutions to human-wildlife conflicts that ...

Jokowi to inaugurate Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road on Friday virtually

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will officially inaugurate the 131-kilometer Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road, the first ...

Three suspected ivory traders arrested in Lampung

Lampung police and investigators from the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park have detained three suspected ivory ...

Riau police arrest two suspects over killing of Sumatran elephant

Two people suspected of killing a Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) in Indragiri Hulu District, Riau ...

Teso Nilo National Park readies strict health protocols for reopening

The management of Teso Nilo National Park (TNTN) in Riau Province is prepping to reopen the park by applying strict ...

Sumatran elephant found dead in Aceh forest

A female Sumatran elephant was found dead in a ditch inside Peunaron Lama forest, Peunaron Sub-district, East Aceh ...

Deforestation in Aceh may reach 35,000 hectare: Walhi

The deforestation rate in Aceh Province may have reached 35 thousand hectares (ha) in the last three years and will ...

Several houses in Aceh ravaged as wild elephants run amok

A herd of wild elephants pounded through a transmigration complex in Blang Lango Village, East Seunagan Sub-district, ...

Arashi highlights weather, zoo in impressions of Indonesia with fans

Japanese boy band Arashi shared its impressions of Indonesia with fans during its first stop in Jakarta on Sunday, ...

2,550 houses of poor families in Aceh's Langsa city get renovated

The Langsa city administration has facilitated 2,550 houses of poor families to get renovated through the Public Works ...

Relocating Sumatran tiger will not solve human-wildlife conflict: WWF

Syamsidar, WWF's Riau Program spokesman, opined that relocating Sumatran tigers will not resolve the conflicts ...

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 ...