In 2011, the Sumatran elephant has been classified as critically endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 80% over the last three generations, estimated to be about 75 years. A critically endangered Sumatran elephant has given birth to a new calf in Indonesia, the country's conservation agency said Wednesday. Citation: Asian elephants have different personality traits just like humans (2018, February 22) retrieved 4 April 2020 from https This document is … The Sumatran elephant is extremely rare today, with estimates in 2000 putting Sumatran elephant numbers at just over 2,000 individuals. According to the World Widelife Fund (WWF), Indonesia's Sumatra Island, where the Asian elephant resides, has experienced one of the highest rates of … Sumatran elephants – facts & threats. Agriculture expansion is … Sumatran Elephant The Sumatran elephant is a sub-species of Asian elephant which includes the Indian elephant, the Sumatran elephant, the Sri-Lanka elephant and the Borneo elephant. It was then estimated to be 2800-4800 individuals in 44 populations. The story is the same as for Sumatran rhinos or tigers: Sumatran elephant’s natural habitat is being reduced by direct forest conversion (to make way for agriculture) as well as forest fragmentation. The thought of someone riding an elephant through Sumatran forests may seem like something from The Jungle Book, but the magical work that the International Elephant Foundation (IEF News Orangutan population plunges due to hunting and deforestation Orangutan populations in Borneo are in steep decline and can not cope with with current levels of killing.
Highlights from the 2018 report: Of the five species, the Sumatran rhino is the most in peril, with population numbers fewer than 80.
The Asian elephant has only one, and relies more on wrapping around a food item and squeezing it into its mouth. Sumatran elephant Elephas maximus sumatranus density and habitat use in relation to forest characteristics in the Leuser Ecosystem, North Sumatra Nicola Jane Collins This thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment of the Two-thirds of the world’s five rhino species could be lost in our lifetime. The Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, and native to the Indonesia island of Sumatra. First population surveys of the Sumatran elephant go back to the 1980s (see Sitompul for reference). The African elephant has two finger-like extensions at the tip of the trunk that allow it to grasp and bring food to its mouth. Sumatran Elephant Conservation Centers (initiated 2000) In Sumatra, the northern-most island of Indonesia, the significant reduction of forests and a threefold increase in the human population over the last two decades have placed Sumatran Asian elephant populations in jeopardy, evidenced by the escalation of conflicts between elephants and humans. Environmentalists believe half of its population has been lost in a generation, a worrying decline that is largely attributable to habitat loss and human-elephant conflict.
2018 State of the Rhino. Rampant poaching by organized criminal networks, habitat loss, and factors ranging from inbreeding to invasive species are driving Africa’s black rhino and Indonesia’s Sumatran and …