Forest conversion is the root cause of the conflict between people and animals, whether it is elephants raiding fields or tigers attacking livestock.
Negotiations are now going on with the companies, hoping they can voluntarily give up their activities before 2020.
The births are a significant step and indicate that the rhinoceros are breeding with potential for further gains in population after years of zero growth.
These 10 elephants are the latest casualties in the escalating human-elephant conflict in central Sumatra, the direct result of uncontrolled destruction of their forest habitat.
FFI are very good on law enforcement. WWF is very weak on that. Both are very good on rehabilitation. Our strength is in habitat management and corporate engagement.
The death rate of elephants during official translocation operation is unacceptable and capturing (the elephants) should be the last resort. If the elephants are captured, WWF demands that an independent observer team be with the capture team at all times.
