Vanishing Giants
Tuesday, July 23, 2002
SITUMORANG was trembling with fear. The 38-year-old farmer was working in his field one day in June when he heard a thunderous noise: the unmistakable sound of an approaching herd of elephants. With his wife and two children, Situmorang hid in a sopoa small shelter in the middle of the field. But the trumpeting grew louder. There was no other way but for them to bolt for safety.
They managed to escape unscathed, but the herd of elephants was not s
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