This summer's forest fires have consumed large parts of elephants' habitat on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, according to the organization Geopix. Between June and September, it has detected more than 4,500 fire outbreaks in 21 different habitats.
The consequences are brutal, according to the organization's Annisa Rahmawati.
The fires lead to loss, degradation and fragmentation of habitats, which reduces the availability of food and water and changes the movement patterns of elephants, she says.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) estimates that between 2,400 and 2,800 Sumatran elephants remain in the wild.
Borneo, home to the critically endangered Bornean orangutan, is also being plagued by large forest fires. This year's fires are described as particularly severe due to the El Niño weather phenomenon.
