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Tuesday, May 15, 2018
The plight of the palm oil elephants
There are precious few elephants left in Borneo, and the population gets smaller every year.
Forests where they live are being slashed to make way for palm oil plantations, making it more and more difficult for elephants and farmers to thrive together in close quarters.
Photojournalist Aaron 'Bertie' Gekoski has been documenting the situation in southeast Asia.
A species in decline
It is thought that Borneo's elephants are a subspecies of the endangered Asian elephant (Elephus maximus), although scientists have yet to classify them as such.
According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Asian elephant populations have dwindled by 50% over the last three generations, as their habitats are shrinking and fragmenting.
Adult elephants can spend up to 19 hours a day feeding, and they roam for hundreds of kilometres through grassland, forests and scrubland. Their size means they need large areas of land to live comfortably - but their forest homes are being encroached upon by human homes, plantations and farms.
This pressure to find space has led to more and more conflicts between humans and elephants when elephants eat or trample crops. It's a particularly large problem in Indonesia and Malaysia, where huge areas of forests have been lost to palm oil plantations.
The plight of the elephants is perfectly captured in the image above, Palm-oil survivors, by environmental photojournalist Aaron Gekoski. It is in the current Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition.
Taken on a cleared palm oil plantation in Borneo, in the Malaysian state of Sabah, three generations of elephants are dwarfed by a scene of devastation around them.
With the light fading fast he quickly shot the four majestic mammals, reflecting on how they are 'dwarfed by a desolate and desecrated landscape'.
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Sunday, February 11, 2018
Pregnant Elephant Found Poisoned At Oil Plantation In Indonesia
At the end of December 2017, a 25 year old pregnant elephant and her unborn baby were found dead on a palm oil plantation in Sumatra. Authorities suspect that the animal had been poisoned by farmers, who blamed the elephant for eating their fertilizer.
She was the 11th elephant to die in the region that year. Saputo Aji Prabowo, head of the Aceh Conservation Center, said:From the autopsy, we saw that its digestive organs turned black which the doctor said was a general indication of poisoning.
Palm Oil: wildlife’s curse
Palm oil production, for many reasons, often has a devastating effect on animals and plants. Over-deforestation has become a problem in the area due to the number of oil plantations, which are growing in number because it is so profitable.
By losing their natural habitat, orangutan and elephant populations have no choice but to move closer to humans to find food, which often results in conflict when they run into humans. Orangutans and elephants in Sumatra are considered critically endangered and if nothing is done, these species will join the list of the many animals that are already extinct.
Scott Blais, the director of the charity Global Sanctuary for Elephants, told website The Dodo:
We must start to see and to recognize each individual as a life with purpose, as someone who is integral to their society and a being who has the right to live within a world that is theirs.
Head of communications for International Animal Resuce, Lis Key said:
It is vital and urgent that solutions are found if we are to stop critically endangered species like the elephant and the orangutan from vanishing forever.
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She was the 11th elephant to die in the region that year. Saputo Aji Prabowo, head of the Aceh Conservation Center, said:From the autopsy, we saw that its digestive organs turned black which the doctor said was a general indication of poisoning.
Palm Oil: wildlife’s curse
Palm oil production, for many reasons, often has a devastating effect on animals and plants. Over-deforestation has become a problem in the area due to the number of oil plantations, which are growing in number because it is so profitable.
By losing their natural habitat, orangutan and elephant populations have no choice but to move closer to humans to find food, which often results in conflict when they run into humans. Orangutans and elephants in Sumatra are considered critically endangered and if nothing is done, these species will join the list of the many animals that are already extinct.
Scott Blais, the director of the charity Global Sanctuary for Elephants, told website The Dodo:
We must start to see and to recognize each individual as a life with purpose, as someone who is integral to their society and a being who has the right to live within a world that is theirs.
Head of communications for International Animal Resuce, Lis Key said:
It is vital and urgent that solutions are found if we are to stop critically endangered species like the elephant and the orangutan from vanishing forever.
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Baby Elephant in North Sumatra Dead to Pit
Medan - An elephant baby was found dead after falling into a hole in North Sumatra (North Sumatra). Baby elephant is not yet known gender.
"In the location was found the baby elephant in a dead state due to mired in the hole that was allegedly stump of wood," said Head of Administration BBKSDA Sumut, Tri Atmojo in his office in Medan, Wednesday (25/10/2017). Tri said that the elephant was found dead in Sumber Waras Village, Sei Serdang Village, Batang Serangan District, Langkat Regency on Saturday (21/10). The team of 20 people together with the residents then checked the next day because previously the conditions in not possible to evacuate the elephant carcass.
"The condition of the carcass of an elephant is mired in a half-body with a condition of four feet in the ground, only the back and head are left, then the team buries in the location by piling up the soil," he continued.
In Sumber Waras Village, there are 20 tonutmeg family. People there, according to Tri working in oil palm plantations. The distance between the Dusun and TNGL area is about 1 km.
"From the results of checking the animal conflict team that there are no suspicious signs such as poison, trap, or anything else," said Tri.
Meanwhile, veterinarian BBKSDA Sumut, drh Tia Zalia Batubara said the baby elephant died is estimated 3-4 days.
"The age is estimated to be under a year, still the process of suckling the elephant child.Gender is not yet known, elephants are buried in the same location.The size of the elephant is about 110 cm long," said Tia.
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"In the location was found the baby elephant in a dead state due to mired in the hole that was allegedly stump of wood," said Head of Administration BBKSDA Sumut, Tri Atmojo in his office in Medan, Wednesday (25/10/2017). Tri said that the elephant was found dead in Sumber Waras Village, Sei Serdang Village, Batang Serangan District, Langkat Regency on Saturday (21/10). The team of 20 people together with the residents then checked the next day because previously the conditions in not possible to evacuate the elephant carcass.
"The condition of the carcass of an elephant is mired in a half-body with a condition of four feet in the ground, only the back and head are left, then the team buries in the location by piling up the soil," he continued.
In Sumber Waras Village, there are 20 tonutmeg family. People there, according to Tri working in oil palm plantations. The distance between the Dusun and TNGL area is about 1 km.
"From the results of checking the animal conflict team that there are no suspicious signs such as poison, trap, or anything else," said Tri.
Meanwhile, veterinarian BBKSDA Sumut, drh Tia Zalia Batubara said the baby elephant died is estimated 3-4 days.
"The age is estimated to be under a year, still the process of suckling the elephant child.Gender is not yet known, elephants are buried in the same location.The size of the elephant is about 110 cm long," said Tia.
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Monday, October 30, 2017
Baby Elephant in North Sumatra Dead to Pit
Medan - An elephant baby was found dead after falling into a hole in North Sumatra (North Sumatra). Baby elephant is not yet known gender.
"In the location was found the baby elephant in a dead state due to mired in the hole that was allegedly stump of wood," said Head of Administration BBKSDA Sumut, Tri Atmojo in his office in Medan, Wednesday (25/10/2017). Tri said that the elephant was found dead in Sumber Waras Village, Sei Serdang Village, Batang Serangan District, Langkat Regency on Saturday (21/10). The team of 20 people together with the residents then checked the next day because previously the conditions in not possible to evacuate the elephant carcass.
"The condition of the carcass of an elephant is mired in a half-body with a condition of four feet in the ground, only the back and head are left, then the team buries in the location by piling up the soil," he continued.
In Sumber Waras Village, there are 20 tonutmeg family. People there, according to Tri working in oil palm plantations. The distance between the Dusun and TNGL area is about 1 km.
"From the results of checking the animal conflict team that there are no suspicious signs such as poison, trap, or anything else," said Tri.
Meanwhile, veterinarian BBKSDA Sumut, drh Tia Zalia Batubara said the baby elephant died is estimated 3-4 days.
"The age is estimated to be under a year, still the process of suckling the elephant child.Gender is not yet known, elephants are buried in the same location.The size of the elephant is about 110 cm long," said Tia.
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"In the location was found the baby elephant in a dead state due to mired in the hole that was allegedly stump of wood," said Head of Administration BBKSDA Sumut, Tri Atmojo in his office in Medan, Wednesday (25/10/2017). Tri said that the elephant was found dead in Sumber Waras Village, Sei Serdang Village, Batang Serangan District, Langkat Regency on Saturday (21/10). The team of 20 people together with the residents then checked the next day because previously the conditions in not possible to evacuate the elephant carcass.
"The condition of the carcass of an elephant is mired in a half-body with a condition of four feet in the ground, only the back and head are left, then the team buries in the location by piling up the soil," he continued.
In Sumber Waras Village, there are 20 tonutmeg family. People there, according to Tri working in oil palm plantations. The distance between the Dusun and TNGL area is about 1 km.
"From the results of checking the animal conflict team that there are no suspicious signs such as poison, trap, or anything else," said Tri.
Meanwhile, veterinarian BBKSDA Sumut, drh Tia Zalia Batubara said the baby elephant died is estimated 3-4 days.
"The age is estimated to be under a year, still the process of suckling the elephant child.Gender is not yet known, elephants are buried in the same location.The size of the elephant is about 110 cm long," said Tia.
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Two rare elephants die due to electric fence in Indonesia
Two extremely rare elephants have died after being electrocuted by a fence in the search for food. The Sumatran elephants were killed by suspected electrocution in Indonesia’s Aceh province, according to local media.
The dead animals’ bodies were found, with their tusks still intact, indicating that poachers were not responsible for their death.
Aceh performing an autopsy on two Sumatran elephants which were shocked by a plantation fence in Aceh Timur District, on October 17, 2017.
Many residents in the local area have installed electrical fences around their land or homes to prevent
animal attacks and to protect their crops.
Sumatran elephants are a critically endangered species and there are fewer than 3,000 left in the wild, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
The elephants’ habitat has been devastated by industrial activities such as logging.
The dead animals’ bodies were found, with their tusks still intact, indicating that poachers were not responsible for their death.
Aceh performing an autopsy on two Sumatran elephants which were shocked by a plantation fence in Aceh Timur District, on October 17, 2017.
Many residents in the local area have installed electrical fences around their land or homes to prevent
animal attacks and to protect their crops.
Sumatran elephants are a critically endangered species and there are fewer than 3,000 left in the wild, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
The elephants’ habitat has been devastated by industrial activities such as logging.
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Saturday, October 14, 2017
An Indonesian Flying Squad saves wild Elephants from Harm
When wild elephants begin trampling around plantations in search of food, they may unwittingly place themselves at risk. Irate farmers may take their anger out on the gentle giants by shooting or poisoning them. That is why officials and conservationists have to ask fast whenever elephants show up at plantations.
This is where a special rescue unit operating in Indonesia comes in. Called the Flying Squad thanks to the speed with which it operates, the unit involves four domesticated elephants and nine mahouts. Their job is to patrol parts of the northern border of Tesso Nilo National Park in Sumatra and ensure that wild elephants and local farmers can peacefully coexist.
As soon as elephants begin raiding orchards and plantations, the join pachyderm-human squad rushes to the scene to coax the wild elephants back into the forest. “Conflict can arise when people view these elephants as a threat to crops. The objective of the Flying Squad is to detect and herd wild elephants away from residential areas,” Didik Purwanto, a local expert, was quoted as saying by the Jakarta Post.
“The task is to help herd them back, not to capture them,” he elucidated. “The team monitors the wild elephants twice weekly by tracking their movements to areas that are off-limits. When they do spot elephants or when there are reports of them leaving the national park, they are immediately herded back to the park to prevent them from destroying crops or even killing people.”
The initiative is a project overseen in part by the World Wide Fund for Nature and was set up in response to the increasing number of human-elephant conflicts in Sumatra. Such conflicts have intensified as a result of the ongoing loss of forests that wild elephants have called home. Deforestation has had a marked impact on local biodiversity while human settlements and plantations have also been encroaching on the natural habitats of the area’s pachyderms. Several elephants have been killed in recent years, likely by people working for local pulp mills and palm oil plantations.
The Flying Squad has been successful in reducing the number of deadly conflicts. “Local residents are happy with the Flying Squad’s presence, which is saving elephant’s lives as well as protecting community cultivation,” said one of the mahouts on the team. The idea is that wild elephants will respond better to the presence of other elephants and will be less likely to fight back than if they were faced with humans alone. Such flying squads have long been in use in places like India to monitor wild elephant herds and stop them from straying into cultivated fields and adjoining villages. They might come in handy in Malaysia too.
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This is where a special rescue unit operating in Indonesia comes in. Called the Flying Squad thanks to the speed with which it operates, the unit involves four domesticated elephants and nine mahouts. Their job is to patrol parts of the northern border of Tesso Nilo National Park in Sumatra and ensure that wild elephants and local farmers can peacefully coexist.
As soon as elephants begin raiding orchards and plantations, the join pachyderm-human squad rushes to the scene to coax the wild elephants back into the forest. “Conflict can arise when people view these elephants as a threat to crops. The objective of the Flying Squad is to detect and herd wild elephants away from residential areas,” Didik Purwanto, a local expert, was quoted as saying by the Jakarta Post.
“The task is to help herd them back, not to capture them,” he elucidated. “The team monitors the wild elephants twice weekly by tracking their movements to areas that are off-limits. When they do spot elephants or when there are reports of them leaving the national park, they are immediately herded back to the park to prevent them from destroying crops or even killing people.”
The initiative is a project overseen in part by the World Wide Fund for Nature and was set up in response to the increasing number of human-elephant conflicts in Sumatra. Such conflicts have intensified as a result of the ongoing loss of forests that wild elephants have called home. Deforestation has had a marked impact on local biodiversity while human settlements and plantations have also been encroaching on the natural habitats of the area’s pachyderms. Several elephants have been killed in recent years, likely by people working for local pulp mills and palm oil plantations.
The Flying Squad has been successful in reducing the number of deadly conflicts. “Local residents are happy with the Flying Squad’s presence, which is saving elephant’s lives as well as protecting community cultivation,” said one of the mahouts on the team. The idea is that wild elephants will respond better to the presence of other elephants and will be less likely to fight back than if they were faced with humans alone. Such flying squads have long been in use in places like India to monitor wild elephant herds and stop them from straying into cultivated fields and adjoining villages. They might come in handy in Malaysia too.
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Friday, September 01, 2017
Customs puzzled how jumbo tusk smuggled into Kalimantan
The State Customs Department has not received any information on the elephant tusk that allegedly made its way across the border to North Kalimatan via Tawau. The department said it is their normal practice to conduct detailed inspections at all times not only on suspicious containers but all luggage and items going through Customs check.
"We did not detect any elephant tusk, we will be informed if there was any," said State Customs Director Datuk Dr Janathan Kandok.
Malaysian Insight picked up the news from CNN Indonesia that a single tusk, weighing about 2.7kg and covered in a sack of fertiliser, was confiscated from a foreign worker as he entered Nunukan on July 24.
The 50-year-old man from East Nusa Tenggara allegedly told Indonesian police he bought the tusk from a Malaysian for RM1,500.
It also quoted a Sabah conservationists who claimed that the man went through proper channels, raising questions as to how enforcement officers at the Tawau checkpoint could have missed detecting the item in the man's luggage before he left the State.
In response to this, Janathan said that it is their opinion, stressing that they have not detected anything thus far. "We have not detected anything, which means the item could not have passed through legal landing place, even if they had entered the State, they would have to go through checkpoints at airports or ports, the item is too big, and surely it cannot go through without being detected.
"The tusk is big and in my opinion, how many tusks do we have in Sabah, it could perhaps be from another place and brought here.
"But whatever it is we have and will tighten our controls," he said.
Five elephant tusks seized from a woman at the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine station in Nunukan, North Kalimantan, Indonesia, in January this year.
Indonesia's news portal Kompas said a woman who claimed to be heading to Flores was halted by the country's immigration authorities in Nunukan for carrying the tusks.
The report further said the woman was released after explaining that the items do not belong to her but she was just entrusted to carry them.
The tusks were found hidden in the woman's bag as it passed through the Indonesian Customs X-ray machine with the Indonesian authorities valuing the items at RM33,000 (or Rp 100 million).
Killing elephants for their ivory is unheard of in Sabah who have previously been poisoned to death for being a "nuisance" in plantations or ended up dead after being stuck in a quarry pit at the most.
However, the grim discovery of a decapitated bull pygmy elephant in the vicinity of the Ulu Segama Forest reserve in January this year may be an indication that the world crackdown on the ivory trade lately is making poachers try their luck in Sabah.
It was learnt that a single shotgun was fired at a male jumbo at an oil palm plantation boundary next to the Ulu Segama Forest Reserve. Its trunk was chopped off, its head hacked and tusks had disappeared without a trace.
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"We did not detect any elephant tusk, we will be informed if there was any," said State Customs Director Datuk Dr Janathan Kandok.
Malaysian Insight picked up the news from CNN Indonesia that a single tusk, weighing about 2.7kg and covered in a sack of fertiliser, was confiscated from a foreign worker as he entered Nunukan on July 24.
The 50-year-old man from East Nusa Tenggara allegedly told Indonesian police he bought the tusk from a Malaysian for RM1,500.
It also quoted a Sabah conservationists who claimed that the man went through proper channels, raising questions as to how enforcement officers at the Tawau checkpoint could have missed detecting the item in the man's luggage before he left the State.
In response to this, Janathan said that it is their opinion, stressing that they have not detected anything thus far. "We have not detected anything, which means the item could not have passed through legal landing place, even if they had entered the State, they would have to go through checkpoints at airports or ports, the item is too big, and surely it cannot go through without being detected.
"The tusk is big and in my opinion, how many tusks do we have in Sabah, it could perhaps be from another place and brought here.
"But whatever it is we have and will tighten our controls," he said.
Five elephant tusks seized from a woman at the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine station in Nunukan, North Kalimantan, Indonesia, in January this year.
Indonesia's news portal Kompas said a woman who claimed to be heading to Flores was halted by the country's immigration authorities in Nunukan for carrying the tusks.
The report further said the woman was released after explaining that the items do not belong to her but she was just entrusted to carry them.
The tusks were found hidden in the woman's bag as it passed through the Indonesian Customs X-ray machine with the Indonesian authorities valuing the items at RM33,000 (or Rp 100 million).
Killing elephants for their ivory is unheard of in Sabah who have previously been poisoned to death for being a "nuisance" in plantations or ended up dead after being stuck in a quarry pit at the most.
However, the grim discovery of a decapitated bull pygmy elephant in the vicinity of the Ulu Segama Forest reserve in January this year may be an indication that the world crackdown on the ivory trade lately is making poachers try their luck in Sabah.
It was learnt that a single shotgun was fired at a male jumbo at an oil palm plantation boundary next to the Ulu Segama Forest Reserve. Its trunk was chopped off, its head hacked and tusks had disappeared without a trace.
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Sunday, August 27, 2017
Taman Safari's animal parade pays tribute to Independence
Thousands of visitors packed Taman Safari Indonesia (TSI) in Bogor, West Java, to observe and photograph the unique species that featured in an animal parade on Sunday to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of Indonesian independence.
Seventy-nine animals were exhibited in the parade held on Aug. 19 and Aug. 20, including tigers, elephants, several species of birds and snakes, and camels.
Taman Safari spokesperson Yulius said the animal parade was an annual event and was held not only to entertain the park's visitors, but also to encourage them to care more about animals, especially species endemic to the Indonesian archipelago.
Ahead of Independence Day, TSI announced that 54 species had been born in 2017 at its conservation center, including a Kalimantan orangutan. The park is now awaiting the birth of a calf of the Javanese wild bull, which was conceived through artificial insemination.
TSI director Jansen Manansang said that of the 54 animals comprising exotic and endemic species successfully bred at the conservation park, 16 were rare and protected species: a Komodo dragon, a Javan hawk-eagle, a lesser bird-of-paradise, a Malay tapir, Goffin’s cockatoos and Javan green magpies.
Jansen said announcing the successful breeding of these species was more special because it coincided with Independence Day. Taman Safari could thus show its contributions to developing the country through the conservation of endemic species, he added.
TSI’s conservation activities began in 1980, when it took part in efforts to mitigate elephant-human conflicts, including initiating the establishment of Indonesia’s first elephant training center in Way Kambas, Lampung.
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Seventy-nine animals were exhibited in the parade held on Aug. 19 and Aug. 20, including tigers, elephants, several species of birds and snakes, and camels.
Taman Safari spokesperson Yulius said the animal parade was an annual event and was held not only to entertain the park's visitors, but also to encourage them to care more about animals, especially species endemic to the Indonesian archipelago.
Ahead of Independence Day, TSI announced that 54 species had been born in 2017 at its conservation center, including a Kalimantan orangutan. The park is now awaiting the birth of a calf of the Javanese wild bull, which was conceived through artificial insemination.
TSI director Jansen Manansang said that of the 54 animals comprising exotic and endemic species successfully bred at the conservation park, 16 were rare and protected species: a Komodo dragon, a Javan hawk-eagle, a lesser bird-of-paradise, a Malay tapir, Goffin’s cockatoos and Javan green magpies.
Jansen said announcing the successful breeding of these species was more special because it coincided with Independence Day. Taman Safari could thus show its contributions to developing the country through the conservation of endemic species, he added.
TSI’s conservation activities began in 1980, when it took part in efforts to mitigate elephant-human conflicts, including initiating the establishment of Indonesia’s first elephant training center in Way Kambas, Lampung.
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Saturday, July 15, 2017
Body of Unidentified Woman Found Near Elephant Enclosure at Ragunan Zoo
The body of an unidentified woman was found near the elephant enclosure at Ragunan Zoo in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, at around noon on Tuesday (27/06).
Adj. Sr. Comr. Juang Andi Priyanto, head of the South Jakarta Police's operational department, said the woman is believed to have been a hawker selling coffee, because she had sachets of instant coffee in her bag and a thermos flask containing hot water. However, she had no form of identification.
"There is no indication that she may have been attacked. We still don't know the cause of death. Several visitors were questioned, but nobody was able to shed light on the woman's identity. Her body was taken to Fatmawati Hospital in South Jakarta for an examination" Juang said.
Ragunan Zoo is a popular spot for holidaymakers during Idul Fitri.
"The zoo received at least 130,325 visitors over the holiday period," Juang said.
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Adj. Sr. Comr. Juang Andi Priyanto, head of the South Jakarta Police's operational department, said the woman is believed to have been a hawker selling coffee, because she had sachets of instant coffee in her bag and a thermos flask containing hot water. However, she had no form of identification.
"There is no indication that she may have been attacked. We still don't know the cause of death. Several visitors were questioned, but nobody was able to shed light on the woman's identity. Her body was taken to Fatmawati Hospital in South Jakarta for an examination" Juang said.
Ragunan Zoo is a popular spot for holidaymakers during Idul Fitri.
"The zoo received at least 130,325 visitors over the holiday period," Juang said.
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Wednesday, July 05, 2017
Body of Indonesian believed trampled to death by elephant found
The lifeless body of an Indonesian plantation worker believed to have been trampled to death by a wild elephant was found in Ladang Tunjuk Laut, Tanjung Sedili, near here, today.
The victim, known as Sofian Adi, 33, is believed to have been missing since yesterday.
Kota Tinggi Fire and Rescue Station operations commander, Rahman Hashim said they received information of a man missing at 8.57am yesterday before rushing to the scene along with six members and two four-wheel drive vehicles.
“The victim’s body was found at around 12.50pm by a plantation worker who was conducting a search operation. The worker found the victim’s shoe first before finding the body about 100 metres from the shoe,” he said when contacted here today.
“We were told another friend of the victim suffered injuries during the attack and is receiving treatment,” said Rahman.
Meanwhile, Kota Tinggi district police chief, Supt Ahsmon Bajah, confirmed that the body was that of the Indonesian plantation worker.
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The victim, known as Sofian Adi, 33, is believed to have been missing since yesterday.
Kota Tinggi Fire and Rescue Station operations commander, Rahman Hashim said they received information of a man missing at 8.57am yesterday before rushing to the scene along with six members and two four-wheel drive vehicles.
“The victim’s body was found at around 12.50pm by a plantation worker who was conducting a search operation. The worker found the victim’s shoe first before finding the body about 100 metres from the shoe,” he said when contacted here today.
“We were told another friend of the victim suffered injuries during the attack and is receiving treatment,” said Rahman.
Meanwhile, Kota Tinggi district police chief, Supt Ahsmon Bajah, confirmed that the body was that of the Indonesian plantation worker.
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Thursday, May 11, 2017
Indonesia: Hungry elephants in Sumatra destroy local plantations
Locals have called on authorities to take action to drive away three wild elephants, which came close to residential areas in Bengkalis regency, Riau province and destroyed palm and crop plantations.
The herd of the endangered animal had visited Jl. Rangau, Pematang Pudu subdistrict, Mandau district, in the past two weeks, but it was only in the past week that they began eating the local’s plantations, local Nimrot Sinaga said.
“They also destroyed an 8-hectare 3-year old palm plantation, which belongs to my parents,” he said on Friday.
The elephants usually came at night, he said, adding that he and the other residents tried to drive the elephants away using firecrackers. However, the elephants remained circling the area as other residents also tried to cast them away from the opposite direction.
He predicted that the three elephants are one family as they comprised of two adults and one calf around five years old.
“We expect the Riau Natural Resource Conservation Agency [BKSDA] will soon deploy a tamed elephant to lead the wild elephants away from the plantations and residences,” he said.
Tamed elephants are usually used to mitigate conflict between wild elephants and humans.
Nimrot said if authorities did not take swift action, he feared the local people would not be able to contain their anger as their palm plantations were eaten by the elephants. He said the elephants ate the palm shoots, which will kill the trees.
The herd of the endangered animal had visited Jl. Rangau, Pematang Pudu subdistrict, Mandau district, in the past two weeks, but it was only in the past week that they began eating the local’s plantations, local Nimrot Sinaga said.
“They also destroyed an 8-hectare 3-year old palm plantation, which belongs to my parents,” he said on Friday.
The elephants usually came at night, he said, adding that he and the other residents tried to drive the elephants away using firecrackers. However, the elephants remained circling the area as other residents also tried to cast them away from the opposite direction.
He predicted that the three elephants are one family as they comprised of two adults and one calf around five years old.
“We expect the Riau Natural Resource Conservation Agency [BKSDA] will soon deploy a tamed elephant to lead the wild elephants away from the plantations and residences,” he said.
Tamed elephants are usually used to mitigate conflict between wild elephants and humans.
Nimrot said if authorities did not take swift action, he feared the local people would not be able to contain their anger as their palm plantations were eaten by the elephants. He said the elephants ate the palm shoots, which will kill the trees.
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Sunday, January 15, 2017
Indonesia: Four Sumatran elephants died in Riau in 2016 -- WWF
Pekanbaru (ANTARA News) - The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has said that four Sumatran elephants died in 2016 in Riau Province, a decline from the previous year.
"In 2015, there were 10 cases of dead elephants, while in 2016, the number decreased to four," Spokesperson of WWF of the Riau Program Syamsidar said here on Tuesday.
The four deaths are believed to have occurred due to conflict between humans and wild animals.
Last year, the Tesso Nilo National Park Authority found the carcass of a Sumatran elephant in Pelalawan District.
They also found a Sumatran elephant snared in an industrial forest concession. The animal did not survive despite treatment.
In September last year, an elephant calf was found trapped in a ditch in an industrial forest concession with wounds all over its body.
"An elephant also died after being electrocuted in Duri region, near a residential area," Syamsidar said.
No suspects were either identified or arrested in these cases, Syamsidar said.
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"In 2015, there were 10 cases of dead elephants, while in 2016, the number decreased to four," Spokesperson of WWF of the Riau Program Syamsidar said here on Tuesday.
The four deaths are believed to have occurred due to conflict between humans and wild animals.
Last year, the Tesso Nilo National Park Authority found the carcass of a Sumatran elephant in Pelalawan District.
They also found a Sumatran elephant snared in an industrial forest concession. The animal did not survive despite treatment.
In September last year, an elephant calf was found trapped in a ditch in an industrial forest concession with wounds all over its body.
"An elephant also died after being electrocuted in Duri region, near a residential area," Syamsidar said.
No suspects were either identified or arrested in these cases, Syamsidar said.
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Captive elephants help save wild cousins on forest frontline
Lampung, Indonesia, Dec 7, 2016 (AFP) - It was the middle of the night when the villagers sounded the alarm: a huge Sumatran elephant was raiding their rice fields, and they needed urgent help to drive it back to the forest.
Dodot -- a veteran Indonesian elephant keeper trained to handle such emergencies -- rushed to the scene, fearing villagers would take matters into their own hands if he didn’t get there in time.
”It was the king,” Dodot said of the hungry bull male that had strayed from the forest in southeast Sumatra in search of food.
”He’s not afraid of humans, or weapons. He owns the territory.”
It was the third such intrusion in a month.
Confrontations between elephants and humans can quickly turn violent in Sumatra, where competition for space has intensified as the island’s forests have been rapidly cleared for timber and farming.
Nearly 70 percent of the Sumatran elephants habitat has been destroyed in a single generation, says conservation group WWF, driving them into ever-closer contact with humans.
Villagers have been trampled and killed by stampeding herds, but it’s the elephants that have suffered most as their habitats have shrunk.
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Dodot -- a veteran Indonesian elephant keeper trained to handle such emergencies -- rushed to the scene, fearing villagers would take matters into their own hands if he didn’t get there in time.
”It was the king,” Dodot said of the hungry bull male that had strayed from the forest in southeast Sumatra in search of food.
”He’s not afraid of humans, or weapons. He owns the territory.”
It was the third such intrusion in a month.
Confrontations between elephants and humans can quickly turn violent in Sumatra, where competition for space has intensified as the island’s forests have been rapidly cleared for timber and farming.
Nearly 70 percent of the Sumatran elephants habitat has been destroyed in a single generation, says conservation group WWF, driving them into ever-closer contact with humans.
Villagers have been trampled and killed by stampeding herds, but it’s the elephants that have suffered most as their habitats have shrunk.
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Saturday, December 03, 2016
Elephant that killed Indonesian man shot dead
TAWAU, Nov 21 — The wild elephant that killed an Indonesian plantation worker at the Dumpas oil palm plantation near here was shot dead by Sabah Wildlife Department’s rangers yesterday evening.
Its Director, Augustine Tuuga said the elephant had already killed a human and the chances that it would attack again if it came across anyone in its path was high.
“We did not want to take any chances with this bull.
“We have confirmed that the bull elephant was on musth, musth is a periodic state of heightened sexual activity and aggression in adult male elephants caused by a marked increase of the hormone testosterone in the body, resulting in the very violent behaviour of this bull elephant” he said in a statement here, today.
He said, the officers in the east coast region would also be on high alert to monitor the movement of the elephant herds within these bull elephant ranges.
On 19 Nov, Ciin Bedu, 48, an oil palm plantation worker was attacked at around 3pm and trampled to death by a wild elephant in Dumpas plantation area near here. — Bernama
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Its Director, Augustine Tuuga said the elephant had already killed a human and the chances that it would attack again if it came across anyone in its path was high.
“We did not want to take any chances with this bull.
“We have confirmed that the bull elephant was on musth, musth is a periodic state of heightened sexual activity and aggression in adult male elephants caused by a marked increase of the hormone testosterone in the body, resulting in the very violent behaviour of this bull elephant” he said in a statement here, today.
He said, the officers in the east coast region would also be on high alert to monitor the movement of the elephant herds within these bull elephant ranges.
On 19 Nov, Ciin Bedu, 48, an oil palm plantation worker was attacked at around 3pm and trampled to death by a wild elephant in Dumpas plantation area near here. — Bernama
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Indonesian worker trampled to death by wild elephant
TAWAU: An Indonesian man was trampled to death by an elephant in Dumpas timber plantation area near here, earlier today.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Fadil Marsus who confirmed the incident said the victim, a 48-year employee at the plantation died of head injuries after being trampled by a wild elephant.
“A distress call was received around 3.22pm to inform us that there was a victim who had died after an elephant attacked him at the Dumpas timber plantations near the border of Bombalai towards Kalabakan,” he told Bernama.
According to him, the victim was taken to the Tawau Hospital. This is the second incident of an elephant attacking civilians this month.
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District police chief Assistant Commissioner Fadil Marsus who confirmed the incident said the victim, a 48-year employee at the plantation died of head injuries after being trampled by a wild elephant.
“A distress call was received around 3.22pm to inform us that there was a victim who had died after an elephant attacked him at the Dumpas timber plantations near the border of Bombalai towards Kalabakan,” he told Bernama.
According to him, the victim was taken to the Tawau Hospital. This is the second incident of an elephant attacking civilians this month.
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Thursday, November 24, 2016
Indonesian worker trampled to death by wild elephant
An Indonesian man was trampled to death by an elephant in Dumpas timber plantation area near here, earlier today.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Fadil Marsus who confirmed the incident said the victim, a 48-year employee at the plantation died of head injuries after being trampled by a wild elephant.
“A distress call was received around 3.22pm to inform us that there was a victim who had died after an elephant attacked him at the Dumpas timber plantations near the border of Bombalai towards Kalabakan,” he told Bernama.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Fadil Marsus who confirmed the incident said the victim, a 48-year employee at the plantation died of head injuries after being trampled by a wild elephant.
“A distress call was received around 3.22pm to inform us that there was a victim who had died after an elephant attacked him at the Dumpas timber plantations near the border of Bombalai towards Kalabakan,” he told Bernama.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Wild Aceh elephants guided back to forest
Human’s friends: Three domesticated elephants are taken on a patrol near oil palm plantations to drive away a parade of wild elephants in East Aceh on Monday. The wild elephants sometimes attack villages in the area.(JP/Hotli Simanjuntak)
Three trained elephants named Bunta, Lilik and Midok are being used to drive away their wild cousins that have been rummaging through farms and homes in Seumanah Jaya village, East Aceh regency, Aceh.
The regency administration deployed the three bull elephants from the East Aceh Serbajadi Conservation Response Unit (CRU) and others from the Saree Elephant Training Center (PLG) on Monday after receiving a report that a herd of wild elephants had often been trespassing into human settlements in the area.
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Three trained elephants named Bunta, Lilik and Midok are being used to drive away their wild cousins that have been rummaging through farms and homes in Seumanah Jaya village, East Aceh regency, Aceh.
The regency administration deployed the three bull elephants from the East Aceh Serbajadi Conservation Response Unit (CRU) and others from the Saree Elephant Training Center (PLG) on Monday after receiving a report that a herd of wild elephants had often been trespassing into human settlements in the area.
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Endangered Sumatran elephant found dead in western Indonesia; 17th death in 9 months
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian police say an endangered Sumatran elephant has been found dead at a rubber plantation, apparently poisoned by poachers.
It is the 17th Sumatran elephant found dead on the island of Sumatra since March.
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Friday, May 08, 2009
Elephants devastate oil palm plantations
Jon Afrizal, The Jakarta Post
May 1, 2009
A herd of 30 rampaging elephants in Serai Serumpun district, Tebo regency in Jambi, has destroyed dozens of hectares of oil palm crops since April 27, despite efforts by local residents to drive them away.
The elephants are believed to have ventured outside Bukit Tiga Puluh National Park (TNBT) in search of food. The elephants spread out quickly and devoured the young shoots of oil palm trees by uprooting the trees with their trunks, thus damaging the crops.
Farmers have been left fuming and at the same time terrified by the elephant attacks. Because the farms are located far from human settlements, the rogue elephants did not damage residents' homes. No casualties have been reported from any of the attacks so far.
"The elephants have ravaged plasma oil palm farms and nucleus plantations," said Sekutur Jaya villager Udin. Serai Serumpun district chief Kamal confirmed on April 29 that elephant attacks had become a regular occurrence in several villages in the district.
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May 1, 2009
A herd of 30 rampaging elephants in Serai Serumpun district, Tebo regency in Jambi, has destroyed dozens of hectares of oil palm crops since April 27, despite efforts by local residents to drive them away.
The elephants are believed to have ventured outside Bukit Tiga Puluh National Park (TNBT) in search of food. The elephants spread out quickly and devoured the young shoots of oil palm trees by uprooting the trees with their trunks, thus damaging the crops.
Farmers have been left fuming and at the same time terrified by the elephant attacks. Because the farms are located far from human settlements, the rogue elephants did not damage residents' homes. No casualties have been reported from any of the attacks so far.
"The elephants have ravaged plasma oil palm farms and nucleus plantations," said Sekutur Jaya villager Udin. Serai Serumpun district chief Kamal confirmed on April 29 that elephant attacks had become a regular occurrence in several villages in the district.
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
Editorial on conflicts with elephants and tigers
The Jakarta Post
March 6, 2009
A number of Sumatran tigers and elephants have separately attacked human beings within the protected forests and residential areas in Sumatra's Riau, Jambi and Lampung provinces, killing 10 people and wounding dozens others, in the past five weeks.
In revenge, residents have hunted and killed four tigers, but only managed to draw the elephants away from their neighborhoods.
Is killing the Sumatran tigers, which are facing extinction, either in defense or in revenge of the tigers' attacks proper? Are only the tigers to blame? Don't human beings have the biggest share of blame for the animals' attacks?
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March 6, 2009
A number of Sumatran tigers and elephants have separately attacked human beings within the protected forests and residential areas in Sumatra's Riau, Jambi and Lampung provinces, killing 10 people and wounding dozens others, in the past five weeks.
In revenge, residents have hunted and killed four tigers, but only managed to draw the elephants away from their neighborhoods.
Is killing the Sumatran tigers, which are facing extinction, either in defense or in revenge of the tigers' attacks proper? Are only the tigers to blame? Don't human beings have the biggest share of blame for the animals' attacks?
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