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Rat poison allegedly kills two Sumatran elephants

Results of an autopsy showed that rat poison has killed a couple of Sumatran elephants on Friday (May 31), head of ...

Two more sumatran elephants found dead in Riau

Two Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) were found dead, allegedly poisoned, in Tesso Nilo National Park, ...

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 ...

Indonesia releases 10,005 maleo birds

The Indonesian forestry ministry has released 10,005 maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) birds into their habitats in Sulawesi ...

Wild elephant enters village in Riau

Herd of wild elephants entered human settlements in Mandau District, Bengkalis, Riau, causing residents damaged crops ...

Orangutans living outside natural habitat need attention

Orangutans are usually cute, adorable and smart that some people want to keep them as pets. Besides, orangutans and ...

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 ...

Actress Bardot threatens to become Russian if French authorities `kill` elephants

French actress Brigitte Bardot has threatened to follow her colleague Gerard Depardieu and apply for Russian ...

Elephant dies of electrocution in Banjarnegara

An elephant from the Serulingmas Wildlife and Recreation Park in Banjarnegara, Central Java, was found dead on ...

Visitors throng Bali Zoo during Idul Fitr holiday

Around 3,000 people visited the Bali Zoo during this year`s Idul Fitri holiday, which is considerably more than the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Population of Sumatra elephants in critical condition

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

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 ...