GPS collars to help reduce wild jumbo-human conflict

Slow and steady: BKSDA Riau officers placing a GPS collar on a sedated wild elephant. — The Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA: The Riau Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA Riau) is putting GPS collars on a herd of wild elephants in Riau for the first time in an effort to reduce conflict between animals and humans.

The herd, known as the Petapahan elephant group, was chosen because its migratory routes often intersect with residential areas.