Living
Ratna
Female · Sumatran
Rahmat Zoo and Park
Indonesia
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Range state·Southeast Asia
Indonesia (Sumatra)
Critically isolated herds on the brink of genetic collapse
Sumatra's elephants survive in forest fragments surrounded by palm oil and settlements. Genetic studies show some herds are just two generations from inbreeding depression — making wildlife corridors not optional, but urgent.
SubspeciesSumatran elephant (E. m. sumatranus)TrendDecliningWild~2,400
Asian range
~2,400
Wild population
Estimated in range
341
Database records
From elephant.se
331
Living
248 named
51
Camps
Distinct facilities
2Sanctuaries
1Hotspots
120HEC / year
Database
Featured records
Recently updated named elephants in Indonesia (Sumatra).
Living
Yulia
Female · Sumatran · 13 yrs
Way Kambas Elephant Training Center (PLG)
Indonesia
Living
Yuni
Female
Sebanga-Duri Elephant Center (Riau)
Indonesia
Living
Ryu
2 yrs
Tesso Nilo WWF-BKSDA Flying Squad camp
Indonesia
Sire Lisa · Dam Lisa
Living
Tari
Female · 2 yrs
Tesso Nilo WWF-BKSDA Flying Squad camp
Indonesia
Sire Lisa · Dam Lisa
Living
Laila
Female · b. 2024-04-06
Sebanga-Duri Elephant Center (Riau)
Indonesia
Sire Sarma · Dam Fuja
Living
Sarma
Male · 27 yrs
Sebanga-Duri Elephant Center (Riau)
Indonesia
Living
Fuja
Female · 22 yrs
Sebanga-Duri Elephant Center (Riau)
Indonesia
Facilities
Camps & facilities
Top elephant.se locations by record count — many linked to our curated sanctuary directory.
Way Kambas Elephant Training Center
CuratedIndonesia
41 named·43 living·camp
Mason Elephant Park & Lodge
CuratedIndonesia
33 named·33 living·camp
Seblat Elephant Conservation Center
Indonesia
17 named·18 living·camp
Kasiana
Indonesia
0 named·14 living·camp
Tangkahan Conservation Response Unit
Indonesia
11 named·13 living·camp
Tesso Nilo WWF-BKSDA Flying Squad camp
Indonesia
11 named·12 living·camp
Curated
Sanctuary directory
Hand-verified listings tagged by experience type and welfare criteria.
On the ground
Coexistence in action
Field programs reducing human-elephant conflict, mapped on our range map.
Community
2017Human-Elephant Response Units
Trained local teams use noise deterrents and trained mahouts to gently redirect elephants away from plantations, replacing lethal control methods.
Impact
65% reduction in retaliatory killings in Way Kambas
Connectivity
Migration corridors
Where habitat must be linked to maintain genetic flow and wild range.
Bukit Tigapuluh Wildlife Corridor
criticalThe last forest bridge between two Sumatran elephant populations in Riau and Jambi provinces. Genetic isolation is already measurable.
2,400 ha secured30%
Resources
Field notes & stories
Editorial coverage relevant to Indonesia (Sumatra).
Data source
Individual elephant records are synced from elephant.se by Dan A. J. Koehl, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. We reformatted the data for search and filtering; the original records remain authoritative.
Records synced weekly into MySQL on mahoot.xyz.