There are many organizations who dedicate much of their time and effort to come up with plans and projects in order to aid these gravely endangered elephants who have these organizations as their only hope. Their ultimate goal is to come up with a plan that will be able to continue being successful in the long run as well as to help all those effected in the situation, by keeping in mind not only the safety of the Sumatran elephants but also in that of the residence of the villages nearby the forests.
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WWFOne of the actions WWF is taking into place is stopping poaching and trade. They have coordinated wildlife patrol units which take part in anti poaching patrols, confiscate snare and other means of trapping animals. They are also educating local people on the laws that have been put into place regarding poaching and to help authorities arrest criminals. They have also helped in reducing elephant-human conflict in starting an Elephant Flying Squad, made up of rangers, noise and light-making devices, a truck, and four trained elephants which would help in bringing wild elephants back into the forest if they try to enter the villages. This idea helped to bring short-term relief in a fierce conflict between people and elephants in order to create support for elephant conservation amid struggling communities.
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International Elephant FoundationThey have funded and organized several trips to the Sumatran Elephant Conservation Center (ECC) to deliver medical supplies and to provide training. They are working with the government of Indonesia in order to develop the Benkulu ECC into a model center. This will provide a base for training the camp managers of the other elephant centers as well as the surrounding human communities means to benefit from the captive elephants and educational materials on the conservation of elephants and habitat along with improving health and care of the elephants that reside in the center. In order for this plan to work long-term , it requires that elephants and people co-exist with little conflict, otherwise, the demands for the removal of elephants will be difficult to ignore, resulting in the diminishing of elephant population on the island.
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Asian Elephant SupportThis organisation has started the Conservation Response Unit (CRU) in Sumatra. This program is improving the care of captive elephants and their caregivers and is helping the wild elephant population through forest patrols, census gatherings, and human-elephant conflict mitigation efforts. The prolongation of these activities is important for sustainable implementations of life and captive elephant conservation and welfare needs in the Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra. They also integrate wild and captive elephants help to protect their wild counterparts. In addition, the captive elephants benefit from interactions with their caregivers and the exercise and stimulation of outings in the forest where there is the opportunity to feed on a wide variety of natural food plants. These caregivers have the opportunity to develop their elephant care skills, to become educated and engaged conservation workers in serving their people in resolving the conflict.
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