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        "id": 1424823,
        "msgid": "villagers-want-elephants-blocked-1447893297",
        "date": "1999-02-23 00:00:00",
        "title": "Villagers want elephants blocked",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Villagers want elephants blocked BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Some 200 residents from two districts in Central Lampung staged a protest at the Lampung administration office, demanding protection against wild elephants in the area, Antara reported Monday. Head of Lampung's forestry agency Edi Suryadi pledged to control the elephants by building gutters and installing electrified wires. \"We will deploy trained elephants to block the wild elephants from destroying residents' property,\" Edi added.",
        "content": "<p>Villagers want elephants blocked<\/p>\n<p>BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Some 200 residents from two districts<br>\nin Central Lampung staged a protest at the Lampung administration<br>\noffice, demanding protection against wild elephants in the area,<br>\nAntara reported Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Head of Lampung's forestry agency Edi Suryadi pledged to<br>\ncontrol the elephants by building gutters and installing<br>\nelectrified wires.<\/p>\n<p>\"We will deploy trained elephants to block the wild elephants<br>\nfrom destroying residents' property,\" Edi added.<\/p>\n<p>The wild elephants from nearby Way Kambas National Park<br>\nfrequently crushed plants and damaged homes, they said.<\/p>\n<p>Residents of Purbolinggo and Rumbia districts said that since<br>\n1986 the elephants had damaged 1,500 hectares of land and caused<br>\na range of losses to about 2,200 families. One peasant died while<br>\nguarding the land against elephants and many have been injured.<br>\nEnvironment experts have cited disturbances to their habitat as<br>\nthe cause of the elephants' behavior. (edt)<\/p>",
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