PROTECTING SUMATRAN ELEPHANT POPULATIONS AND RESOLVING HUMAN ELEPHANT CONFLICTS IN WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK, SUMATRA, INDONESIA

THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE WAY KAMBAS SUMATRAN ELEPHANT POPULATION, AND ENSURE BOTH ITS LONG-TERM STABILITY AND ITS GENETIC HEALTH THROUGH ACTIVE POPULATION MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1) STABILIZE THE ELEPHANT POPULATION AT APPROXIMATELY 180 INDIVDUALS THROUGH STRENGTHENED PARK PATROLLING THAT INCLUDES COORDINATED SMART PATROLLING AND IMPROVED ENGAGEMENT WITH SMART DATA 2) DRAW ON THE INTEGRATED PREVENTION MODEL (IPM) CRIME-SCIENCE APPROACH TO DEVELOP COMPLEMENTARY, PERSON-CENTERED, DATA-DRIVEN APPROACHES TO REDUCE KEY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES IN THE PARK, INCLUDING REDUCING ILLEGAL FIRE INCIDENTS BY 75% IN THE WORST-AFFECTED REGION AND MAINTAINING A STABLE ELEPHANT POPULATION ACROSS THE PARK AND 3) UPDATE ELEPHANT POPULATION DEMOGRAPHIC DATA TO PROMOTE ACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE ELEPHANT POPULATION.