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Wildfires push endangered Sumatran elephants to brink: Indonesian NGO

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What happened

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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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:30:02 UTC.

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