The Jungle Patrollers

 
Spreading from the Indian Ocean to the Malacca Straits is a vast stretch of untouched jungle, one of the largest tropical rainforest reserves in the world. At nearly 2.6 million hectares - roughly the size of Belgium - the Leuser Ecosystem is the only place on earth where rhinoceros, elephant, orang-utan and tiger live together in one place. Today this vital ecological reserve is under threat. "We're at war here to save this forest," states Greg McDonald, the Communications Officer for the Leuser International Foundation. "That's why we like to use the patrols.” Teams of elite rangers, some atop enormous Asian elephants, head deep into the jungles in pursuit of poachers and illegal loggers. In May 2007 I travelled to Aceh province of Sumatran Indonesia to accompany one of these patrols. Read Kevin’s article for Outpost Magazine http://www.kevinvallely.com/Images/jungle%20patrol.pdfshapeimage_7_link_0