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Wildfires push endangered Sumatran elephants to brink: Indonesian NGO
Critically endangered Sumatran elephants are being pushed closer to the brink as wildfires raze vast swaths of their habitat on the western island of Sumatra, Indonesian conservation group Geopix told AFP on Wednesday.
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Critically endangered Sumatran elephants are facing heightened risk as wildfires scorch large areas of their western Sumatra habitat, according to Indonesian conservation group Geopix. The fires have been burning for weeks across parts of Sumatra and Borneo, creating dense haze that spreads over Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Geopix reported the situation to AFP on Wednesday, highlighting the escalating threat to the already vulnerable elephant population.
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