Jungle patrol with tame elephant in Indonesia

WAY KAMBAS, LAMPUNG, INDONESIA - AUGUST - 12 : Mahout (elephant handler) escorts elephants to be bathed in the river before patrolling wild elephants at Tegal Yoso Headquarters, Way Kambas, Lampung, on August, 12, 2022. There are around 66 wild elephants and 66 tame elephants living in Way Kambas National Park, East Lampung. Some of the tame elephants were chosen to be patrolling elephants to prevent human-elephant conflict, which are members of the Elephant Response Unit (ERU). The elephants that are used to prevent conflict are usually large male elephants to scare wild elephants that cross the boundaries of the national park and destroy people's fields. Patrol duties are carried out in the afternoon until tomorrow morning. When driving wild elephants out of the area, elephants often have to run at a speed of about 60 kilometers per hour. Wild elephants often enter the villages around Way Kambas National Park. Of the 37 villages around Way Kambas National Park, as many as 23 villages are prone to elephant-human conflicts. In one year, there are at least 600 cases of elephant-human conflict. destroying the cassava, corn, and rice fields belonging to the villagers from being trampled by elephants. (Photo by Dasril Roszandi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)