With only roughly 2,800 individuals, the Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is critically endangered. Population data for Sumatran elephants has been notoriously difficult to gather ...

The Sumatran elephant, a subspecies of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), is down to less than 3,000 individuals. The subspecies is threatened by habitat loss, poaching and conflict with humans ...

Elephas maximus sumatranus, showing its slightly larger ears. It also has an extra rib, compared to other Asian elephants and constitutes a distinct genetic ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A female Sumatran elephant cub (elephas maximus sumatranus) was found dead by residents on the banks of the Krueng Lancong River in Sungai Mas District of West Aceh on Tuesday, ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Tesso Nilo National Park in Pelalawan District, Riau Province, again lost one of its Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) after a poacher allegedly killed it for its ...

Reportedly home to 3 per cent of the planet’s mammal species and one of the highest levels of lowland plant diversity known to science, Indonesia’s Tesso Nilo National Park is a sanctum for Sumatra’s ...

An Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) required general anesthesia for orthopedic foot surgery. The elephant was unable to lie down, so it was placed in a custom-made sling, administered i.m. etorphine ...