Dwarf elephants are threatened

Satellite signals show that dwarf elephants - only living in Borneo (the third largest island in the world, on which Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei are located) are under threat of extinction.

According to experts, there are only about 1,000 dwarf elephants living in nature. It was not until 2003, when DNA was analyzed, that scientists discovered that dwarf elephants living on Borneo were a sub-genus of Asian elephants and began to preserve them as a species. Mature dwarf elephants are only 2.4 meters tall (about 30 to 60 cm shorter than Asian elephants), are fatter, their faces look more like children and longer tails - nearly touching the ground.

Scientists say the main habitat of dwarf elephants is in large, low, or river valleys where people in Malaysia and Indonesia are actively logging or establishing farms. palm.

Mr. Raymond Alfred, head of the Borneo Island Species Program, said: "The immediate objective is to establish an area of ​​92,650 square miles in the triangle area between Malaysia-Indonesia. -Brunei becomes a national park that preserves dwarf elephants ".

A dwarf elephant (Photo: AP)

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