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Man, endangered elephant killed amid growing human-animal conflict in Sumatra
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Environmental changes have forced elephants to shift their roaming patterns, bringing them closer to farms and residential areas.
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RIAU/MEDAN – Three separate human-wildlife incidents across Sumatra have left a man and a critically endangered Sumatran elephant dead, highlighting the worsening conflict between humans and animals as deforestation continues on the island.
Mr Musahar, 53, a farmer from Pantan Lah village in Bener Meriah regency, Aceh, died over the weekend after he was reportedly trampled by a Sumatran elephant.
