Rosa Rika Wahyuni is worried that habitat destruction, poaching and the illegal trade in protected animals will lead to the extinction of Sumatran elephants.

New expanses of land are being cleared in the natural habitat of the sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus), narrowing the elephants\' migratory routes and foraging space. As a result, human-elephant conflict (HEC) is recurring and growing worse.