Attended by approximately 120 participants, a three-day meeting held in August 2007, in Padang, Indonesia, aimed at developing an action plan to save Sumatra’s endangered tigers and elephants.
Participants included representatives from government ministries, the private sector and local communities affected by human-wildlife conflicts.
Habitat destruction due to farming and logging, further leading to conflicts […]
Attended by approximately 120 participants, a three-day meeting held in August 2007, in Padang, Indonesia, aimed at developing an action plan to save Sumatra’s endangered tigers and elephants.
Participants included representatives from government ministries, the private sector and local communities affected by human-wildlife conflicts. Habitat destruction due to farming and logging, further leading to conflicts with humans, was identified as the main threat to the two species.
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Reuters News Service, 30 August 2007