Animalphotography: Sumatran Elephants

Population of Sumatran Elephants Threatened Extinct

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The Sumatran Elephant (Elephas maximus sumatrensis) is highly endangered and continues to reduce the Sumatran elephant population in Aceh which was previously about a thousand and is now estimated to be left with only about 500-530 people remaining.

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_{Sumatran Elephants}

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Reducing the population of Sumatran elephants there are several factors, such as reduced forest area due to transformation into oil palm plantations, elephant death cases, both caused by natural factors and human activities with ivory hunting.

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Consequently the Sumatran elephant population is getting longer and more lost In the last 25 years the population of Sumatran elephants in Aceh has been reduced by 50 percent.

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