Sumatran elephants on the search for food. They are becoming increasingly endangered due to the destruction of their habitat by logging, palm oil and rubber industries.
Sumatra's endangered elephants —
Sumatran elephants on the search for food. They are becoming increasingly endangered due to the destruction of their habitat by logging, palm oil and rubber industries.
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Indonesian wildlife officials and villagers view the body of a rare Sumatran elephant. The destruction of the elephants' habitat has resulted in the them increasingly invading local villages, at times trampling locals to death and destroying homes and crops.
Sumatra's endangered elephants —
Indonesian wildlife officials and villagers view the body of a rare Sumatran elephant. The destruction of the elephants' habitat has resulted in the them increasingly invading local villages, at times trampling locals to death and destroying homes and crops.
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A Sumatran elephant splashes water on a tourist as elephants are bathed in Tangkahan river on Indonesia's Sumatra island. As well as being a tourist attraction, the endangered elephants are regularly used by forest rangers to patrol the forest of the national park.
Sumatra's endangered elephants —
A Sumatran elephant splashes water on a tourist as elephants are bathed in Tangkahan river on Indonesia's Sumatra island. As well as being a tourist attraction, the endangered elephants are regularly used by forest rangers to patrol the forest of the national park.
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