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    "data": {
        "id": 1987026,
        "msgid": "forest-fires-encircle-banyuasin-elephant-conservation-centre-1789700476",
        "date": "2026-09-18 09:00:00",
        "title": "Forest Fires Encircle Banyuasin Elephant Conservation Centre",
        "author": "Edwin Dwi Putranto",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Forest fires are currently threatening the Padang Sugihan Wildlife Sanctuary in Banyuasin, South Sumatra, which serves as a vital habitat for Sumatran elephants. The Ministry of Forestry has deployed a large-scale firefighting operation involving numerous Manggala Agni personnel and regional task forces to prevent the blaze from spreading further into the conservation area.",
        "content": "<p>Two Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) were seen\nforaging near the site of a forest fire at the Jalur 21 Padang Sugihan\nElephant Conservation Centre (PKG) in Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra,\non Thursday (17\/09\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Forestry has deployed 24 Manggala Agni personnel from\nDaops Sumatera XVII-OKI, 22 personnel from Daops Sumatera XIV-Banyuasin,\nand 24 BKO personnel from Daops Sumatera IX-Jambi and Daops Sumatera\nVI-Siak. The firefighting effort also includes the Fire Care Community\n(MPA), 10 personnel from the Ujung Kulon and Bukit Duabelas National\nPark offices, and teams from the South Sumatra BKSDA (Natural Resources\nConservation Agency) to extinguish the fires in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The fire in the Padang Sugihan Wildlife Sanctuary area has become a\nmajor concern as the region is a primary habitat for Sumatran elephants.\nThe Ministry of Forestry has confirmed that the 29 elephants under the\ncare of the Elephant Conservation Centre are currently in good condition\nand have not suffered health issues due to smoke exposure, though\ncontinuous monitoring of the animals is being conducted throughout the\nfirefighting operations.<\/p>\n<p>Manggala Agni personnel are currently conducting firefighting and\ncooling operations at the Jalur 21 Padang Sugihan Elephant Conservation\nCentre. The management of the fire involves dozens of personnel from\nManggala Agni, BKSDA South Sumatra, the Fire Care Community, and support\nfrom various regional personnel to prevent the fire from spreading into\nthe wildlife habitat.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/forest-fires-encircle-banyuasin-elephant-conservation-centre-1789700476",
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