Ali Rizqy Arasyi Wildlife Veterinarian
We can reduce the number of elephant 'accidents.'
The habitats of elephants in the jungles of Sumatra continue to shrink as more and more land is converted for crop cultivation. It is the primary reason why elephants attack people and vice-versa. To mitigate injury to these pachyderms, Dr. Ali Rizqy Arashy, 30, Conservation Management Coordinator for WWF Indonesia has been heading teams of elephant 'rescuers'. Consisting of members of the jungle police, mahouts (elephant caretakers), the public and the Forestry Office in Riau and Lampung profinces, the team has managed to place GPS (satellite-based Global Positioning System) collars on groups of wild elephants. Tempo English reporter Amanda Siddharta interviewed him in Bogor, three weeks ago. Excerpts:
August 26, 2014
The habitats of elephants in the jungles of Sumatra continue to shrink as more and more land is converted for crop cultivation. It is the primary reason why elephants attack people and vice-versa. To mitigate injury to these pachyderms, Dr. Ali Rizqy Arashy, 30, Conservation Management Coordinator for WWF Indonesia has been heading teams of elephant 'rescuers'. Consisting of members of the jungle police, mahouts (elephant caretakers), the public
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