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Arrested poachers killed six Sumatran elephants: police

The eight poachers who were detained on Tuesday evening had killed six Sumatran elephants in two provinces, the Riau ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Javan leopards on brink of extinction

The population of Javan leopards (Panthera pardus melas), who are thought to have migrated from South Asia to Java ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bengkulu authorities urged to probe elephant deaths

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

Thirty elephants damage plantations in W Lampung

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

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. ...