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Elephant population in Sumatra down 35%

by uusjio | August 31, 2007 at 09:12 pm

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Bandarlampung, Southern Sumatra (ANTARA News) - The population of Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) in 2007 is estimated to reach between 2,400 and 2,800 heads, or a decrease by 35 percent from the figure in 1992 when there were 5,000 heads, according to an NGO activist.
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phrolen

at 21:23 on August 31st, 2007

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