7 OCTOBER 1997. INDONESIA: ENDANGERED WILDLIFE

Associated Press reports that several species of wildlife are being affected by the Indonesian drought. Orangutans in Borneo are being killed when they attempt to raid village gardens; Sumatran elephants are also raiding gardens and tigers, displaced from their jungle habitat, have mauled at least four people.

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