The FKL Wildlife Protection Teams have made significant progress in safeguarding the biodiversity of the Bengkung Trumon Megafauna Sanctuary (BTMS) and the Suaq region from January to November 2024. Eight Wildlife Protection Teams conducted 88 patrol missions, covering 5,807 km, documenting vital wildlife presence through sightings, including 1,896 orangutans, 1,182 Malayan bears, 844 Sumatran tigers, and 221 Sumatran elephants. These efforts also dismantled 15 snares and documented 35 poaching cases.

The Leuser Ecosystem of Aceh, Indonesia, is one of Global Conservation’s most important National Park and Community Protection programs. Focused on the Bengkung Trumon Megafauna Sanctuary (BTMS), we are protecting over 1 million hectares of pristine tropical rainforests – the Last Place on Earth where tigers, rhinos, elephants, and orangutans coexist in the wild.

In many ways, the Leuser ecosystem is an ideal habitat for Sumatran tigers. Three times the size of Yellowstone National Park, it is the largest contiguous tiger habitat remaining in Sumatra. It’s made up of lowland, hill, and montane forests, of which 44% are classified as intact forest landscape. “It’s also more thoroughly patrolled by rangers than nearly any other place on the island,” Figel said.

Packed with highlights of conservation successes from around the world at our project sites, this report features the effectiveness that the Global Park Defense and Community Engagement programs have for protecting culturally rich and highly biodiverse natural ecosystems in the most threatened parts of our world—land or sea.

This thrilling action-adventure documentary is currently in production on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Delving deep into the extraordinary Leuser Ecosystem—the last place on earth where orangutans, rhinos, tigers, and elephants still roam freely in the wild—an undercover film team chronicles the plights of the heroes fighting to save this biodiversity hotspot from rampant corruption and destruction. A unique band of local characters—all with their own drives, passions, and obsessions—fights to protect this ancient land, giving us hope that Leuser can be saved.

Breaking News: Company Ordered to Pay Record $3.7 Million for Causing Fires in Sumatra. As more and more of Sumatra's natural ecosystems are cut down, burned, and destroyed, local communities are putting incredible effort into patrolling and restoring their jungle habitats, aided by Global Conservation.

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Dr. Ian Singleton to Global Conservation's Senior Advisory Board. Dr. Singleton is the Director of Conservation at PanEco Foundation and Scientific Director for the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme.

Global Conservation has been supporting the work of Forum Konservasi Leuser (FKL) to protect wildlife and their habitats in the Leuser Ecosystem, especially the proposed Bengkung Trumon Megafauna Sanctuary (BTMS).