Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni stated that the government is intensifying conservation efforts for the Sumatran elephant ...

Workers wait for heavy machines to evacuate the carcass of Molly, a 45-year-old female Sumatran elephant from Bali Zoo that was found dead after being swept away by a flood on Monday, in Gianyar ...

Protection group the International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the Sumatran elephant as critically endangered, and there are believed to be less than 3,000 remaining in the wild.

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Although Sumatran elephants have smaller tusks, they are still a target for poachers, according the WWF. The WWF estimates there are only 2,400 to 2,800 Sumatran elephants left in the wild.

Molly, a 45-year-old female Sumatran elephant was one of two being guided by a mahout to a holding area outside of the zoo grounds through a river on Monday afternoon.

Indonesian forestry and environment ministry’s data showed the Sumatran elephant population has shrunk from 1,300 in 2014 to 693, down nearly 50% in the past seven years.

Two endangered Sumatran elephants dead in Indonesia’s Aceh province believed to have been poisoned. Poachers target animals for tusks, animals forage for food as habitat shrinks. Oct. 15, 2015 ...

WWF Indonesia said killings of Sumatran elephants are on the rise, with 29 either shot or poisoned last year, including 14 in Aceh province. The group said Tuesday that no one has been convicted ...

Workers prepare for removal of the carcass of Molly, a 45-year-old female Sumatran elephant that was found dead after being swept away by a flood from Bali Zoo on Monday, in Gianyar, Bali ...