Saving Sumatran elephants starts with counting them. Indonesia won’t say how many are left

COT GIREK, Indonesia — Junaidi, the leader of an elephant patrol team in this Sumatran village, has a daunting task. The large animals, with their forest habitat destroyed, often enter the village in search of food, putting homes and crops at risk. When Mongabay met the 41-year-old farmer in June, he was still bleary-eyed after … Continue reading Saving Sumatran elephants starts with counting them. Indonesia won’t say how many are left