Tsunami veteran rescue elephants mobilized for Indonesia cyclone disaster relief

Mongabay
Dec 19, 2025, 4:56 am293 ptsTop
PIDIE JAYA, Indonesia — A group of specialist Sumatran elephants have joined recovery operations in Aceh following the catastrophic landfall of Cyclone Senyar in late November — two decades after the veteran responders supported rescuers after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. “They’re guided by mahouts who…

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