Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Tesso-Nilo-National-Park-in-Sumatra-27MZIFVIKGZ5.htmlConceptually similarTesso Nilo National Park in SumatraGP04V0ICompleted★★★★Tesso Nilo National Park in SumatraGP04V0LCompleted★★★★Tesso Nilo National Park in SumatraGP04V0JCompleted★★★★★★Elephant Patrol in RiauGP04KUWCompleted★★★★Elephant Patrol in RiauGP04KUVCompleted★★★★Tesso Nilo National Park in SumatraGP04V24Completed★★★★Tesso Nilo National Park in SumatraGP04V25Completed★★★★★★Elephant Patrol in RiauGP04KUXCompleted★★★★★★Tesso Nilo National Park in SumatraGP04UZFCompleted★★★★View AllGP04V0KTesso Nilo National Park in SumatraAn elephant and her calf at the Elephant Flying Squad in Tesso Nilo National Park in Indonesia. Flying Squad consists of four trained adult elephants and eight elephant handlers called mahouts, which are deployed to drive wild elephants back into the forest when they stray into nearby villages or farms.The Tesso Nilo forest complex has one of the world’s highest recorded diversities of plants and supports key populations of critically endangered Sumatran elephants and tigers.Locations:Indonesia-Riau-Southeast Asia-Sumatra-Tesso Nilo National ParkDate:30 Sep, 2013Credit:© Ardiles Rante / GreenpeaceLatitude:0°11'9"SMaximum size:6144px X 4096pxLongitude101°58'27"EKeywords:Biodiversity-Day-Elephants-Endangered species-Forests (campaign title)-Forests (topography)-Grass-KWCI (GPI)-National parks-Nature-Outdoors-Plants-Trees-Tropical rainforests-Young animalsShoot:Tesso Nilo National Park in SumatraTesso Nilo National Park in Sumatra, Indonesia, has one of the world’s highest recorded diversities of plants and supports key populations of critically endangered Sumatran elephants and tigers. It was designated a national park in 2004, but most of the natural forest in and around Tesso Nilo has now been cleared and replaced with plantations to feed the pulp and palm oil sectors. By 2013, just a quarter of the area of the Tesso Nilo forest complex remained forested.
