Endangered Sumatran Elephants at Madrid Zoo, Spain by John Milner / SOPA Images
The Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is classified as critically endangered by IUCN after losing nearly 70 per cent of its habitat and half its population in one generation. The decline is largely because of elephant habitat being deforested or converted for agricultural plantations. They feed on a variety of plants and deposit seeds wherever they go, contributing to a healthy forest ecosystem.
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