Five of six radio collars deployed in Sumatra
AES provided support for a project to deploy a total of six GPS collars on wild elephants in Way Kambas National Park in southern Sumatra.
Our field partners have informed us that all six GPS collars are working well and providing regular information on elephant movement to the National Park authorities, thereby helping prevent conflict with villagers whose farmland adjoins the National Park.
Preparing to fit new radio collar on a Sumatran elephant
We are grateful for the efforts of the field staff of the Way Kambas National Park and to our in-country partner Komunitas Untuk Hutan Sumatera who work to support the conservation of Critically Endangered Sumatran elephants. Thank you to all of our partners working to reduce Human-Elephant Conflict in Sumatra and beyond!