Sumatran elephants pushed out of homes, toward humans

Mar 28, 2017

Sumatran elephants pushed out of homes, toward humans

Matt Bracken 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun

Confrontations between elephants and humans can quickly turn violent in Sumatra, where competition for space has intensified as the island forests have been rapidly cleared for timber and farming. Nearly 70 percent of the Sumatran elephants’ habitat has been destroyed in a single generation, says conservation group WWF, driving them into ever-closer contact with humans.

: This picture taken on February 25, 2017 shows Indonesian forest rangers with their captive Sumatran elephants set out on a patrol in Ulu Masen forest at Aceh Jaya, Aceh province. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images)

: This picture taken on March 26, 2017 shows Indonesian forest rangers tending to captive Sumatran elephants before setting out on a patrol in Aceh Jaya, Aceh province. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images)

: This picture taken on March 26, 2017 shows captive Sumatran elephants before they go out on a patrol with Indonesian forest rangers in Aceh Jaya, Aceh province. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images)

: This picture taken on March 26, 2017 shows a captive Sumatran elephant before it goes on a patrol with Indonesian forest rangers in Aceh Jaya, Aceh province. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images)

: This picture taken on March 26, 2017 shows an Indonesian forest ranger taking his child for a ride on a captive Sumatran elephant before setting out on a patrol in Aceh Jaya, Aceh province. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images)

: This picture taken on February 25, 2017 shows an Indonesian forest ranger with a captive Sumatran elephant as they set out on a patrol in Ulu Masen forest at Aceh Jaya, Aceh province. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images)

: This picture taken on February 25, 2017 shows Indonesian forest rangers with their captive Sumatran elephants set out on a patrol in Ulu Masen forest at Aceh Jaya, Aceh province. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images)

: This picture taken on February 25, 2017 shows an Indonesian forest ranger with a captive Sumatran elephant as they set out on a patrol in Ulu Masen forest at Aceh Jaya, Aceh province. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images)

: This picture taken on February 25, 2017 shows Indonesian forest rangers with their captive Sumatran elephants set out on a patrol in Ulu Masen forest at Aceh Jaya, (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images)

: This picture taken on February 25, 2017 shows captive Sumatran elephants before they were rounded up for a patrol in Ulu Masen forest at Aceh Jaya, Aceh province. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images)

: This picture taken on March 26, 2017 shows captive Sumatran elephants before they go out on a patrol with Indonesian forest rangers in Aceh Jaya, Aceh province. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images)

: This picture taken on February 25, 2017 shows Indonesian forest rangers with their captive Sumatran elephants set out on a patrol in Ulu Masen forest at Aceh Jaya, Aceh province. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images)

: This picture taken on February 25, 2017 shows Indonesian forest rangers with their captive Sumatran elephants set out on a patrol in Ulu Masen forest at Aceh Jaya, Aceh province. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images)

: This picture taken on March 26, 2017 shows Indonesian forest rangers riding captive Sumatran elephants on a patrol in Aceh Jaya, Aceh province. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images)

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