Tesso Nilo National Park Foundation (Yayasan Taman Nasional Tesso Nilo / YTNTN), Government of Riau, Nature Conservation Agency Indonesia (Balai Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam /BKSDA), and Musim Mas
The Tesso Nilo Flying Squad partnership, which started in 2006, aims to mitigate human-elephant conflict in the Tesso Nilo Landscape, including the Tesso Nilo National Park, with the Government of Riau, BKSDA, and YTNTN. The collaboration aims to improve the team’s capacity, called the Flying Squad, by educating the local community on the vulnerability of elephants and the vision of coexistence between elephants and communities.
In March 2021, Musim Mas renewed its collaboration and pledged USD 130,000 to fund the project for the next three years. Part of our funding will introduce new technologies into the project, such as drones, Global Positioning System (GPS) collars for the elephants, and satellite tracking systems. These technologies will alert the team when the elephants stray too close to human habitats, from monitoring elephants to empowering the Flying Squad. This approach will better protect both elephants and humans in vulnerable landscapes.
