Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park
From funding provided by AES, a new ERU (Elephant Response Unit) at the BBSNP in west Lampung province was established and supported from March to May 2020. This included the new team receiving basic training in all skills for captive elephant care and management, Human-Elephant Conflict-Mitigation, and forest patrols. This helped lay the first foundation for the new ERU to become an effective tool for peaceful coexistence between local communities and elephants by working together for sustainable livelihoods, forest and wildlife conservation, and animal welfare.
Unfortunately due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this new ERU’s long term funding was delayed where they would not receive funding for several months. AES was able to provide them emergency funding to fill this gap in order to keep the training and program on track rather than regressing during the lull.
