Elephas maximus sumatranus Temminck, 1847 si Gajah Sumatera yang kian menurun populasinya.

Hampir semua Taman Nasional di Sumatera jadi habitat terakhir Gajah-Gajah Sumatera,Populasinya terus menurun! Tragedi Riau 2006 adalah Rekor Muri bahkan mungkin bisa masuk Guinesse Book of Record, tapi suatu record yang sangat memalukan dan mencoreng nama bangsa di dunia International, begitu juga kematian-kematian gajah sumatera di Propinsi Bengkulu semoga tidak terulang lagi.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

	Kingdom	Animalia -- Animal, animals, animaux
	Phylum	Chordata -- chordates, cordado, cordés
	Subphylum	Vertebrata -- vertebrado, vertebrates, vertébrés
	Class	Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 -- mamífero, mammals, mammifères
	Subclass	Theria Parker and Haswell, 1897
	Infraclass	Eutheria Gill, 1872
	Order	Proboscidea Illiger, 1811 -- Elephants
	Family	Elephantidae Gray, 1821
	Genus	Elephas Linnaeus, 1758
	Species	Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 -- Asian Elephant, Asiatic Elephant
	Subspecies	Elephas maximus sumatranus Temminck, 1847

23 Maret 2006 News - 03 March, 2006 Six Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) found dead on the jungle floor of Mahato, Riau province, on Indonesia‘s Sumatra island. They were believed to have been poisoned. Mahato forest is located about 300 kilometers north of Riau Capital of Pekanbaru and is identified as one of 15 elephant pockets in Riau. Though it serves as a protected forest, many parts of the area have been converted into settlements and plantations. WWF is doing an autopsy today (3/3) to find out exact details on how and who might poisoned the wild beasts. "NEW" Riau's Elephants: 2006 Tragedy © WWF-Indonesia/Syamsuardi - 2006 © WWF-Indonesia/Syamsuardi - 2006 © WWF-Indonesia/Syamsuardi - 2006 © WWF-Indonesia/Syamsuardi - 2006

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