Killing of Five Endangered Elephants Hints at a Greater Conservation Dilemma

If trends continue, the Sumatra elephant may soon only survive in captivity. 

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Five endangered Sumatran elephants have been found dead in Indonesia and authorities believe they were poisoned by farmers. With fewer than 3,000 individuals surviving in increasingly fragmented groups, the loss to the species is severe—and the latest example of a trend that threatens the elephant's survival.

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