Death of Umi sparks concern over electric threat to Sumatran elephants

TEBO, Indonesia — Electrified fences set up around farms are an emerging threat to the critically endangered Sumatran elephant, conservationists told Mongabay Indonesia following a series of deaths this year in Aceh and Jambi provinces. Wishnu Sukmantoro of the Indonesian Elephant Conservation Forum (FKGI), a Sumatra-based nonprofit...
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