Ally previously worked as FFI's Deputy Director of Communications. Before this she worked in media management and PR for clients including comedians Eddie Izzard and Ed Byrne. She has also worked for Melbourne International Arts Festival, conservation organisation Greening Australia and the production company Roving Enterprises.
A Sumatran elephant in the Conservation Response Unit (CRU) in Aceh Jaya district, Aceh gave birth to a female calf early Tuesday morning.
Suci and calf. Credit: Mahdi Ismail/FFI
The 20-year-old elephant, known as Suci (meaning ‘holy’ in bahasa) was impregnated by a wild elephant living in the forested area near the conservation camp. Wahdi Azmi, Fauna & Flora International’s Field Manager in Aceh, said, “The birth is welcome news for conservationists working to save this species from extinction.”
Aceh CRU’s new baby Sumatran elephant. Credit: Mahdi Ismail/FFI
The Sumatran elephant is listed by the IUCN as Critically Endangered, having lost almost 70% of its natural habitat in the last 25 years, mainly due to forest conversion for agriculture.
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Suci and her new calf. Credit: Mahdi Ismail/FFI
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