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Elephants pay the price for palm oil in Malaysian Borneo, impact may reach far beyond reported kills

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Mongabay.com

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2014-09-11

Best estimates put the number of pygmy elephants in Malaysian Borneo at approximately 2,200, but no one can be sure how many have lost their lives in recent years as palm plantations encroach further and further into the rainforest. What is clear is that if the loss of their forest habitat continues to drive conflicts with humans at the rate it is now, Borneo elephants’ long-term survival may be in jeopardy.

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http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0910-gfrn-gaworecki-sabah-elephants.html