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There are as few as 350 remaining in patches of forest on the Indonesian island of Sumatra
Pythons are some of the largest snakes in the world but are not known to measure more than seven metres in the wild
Aceh adopted sharia after it was granted special autonomy in 2001 in an attempt to quell long-standing insurgency
Conservationists tracked down the elephants and carefully removed the ropes from their legs and treated their wounds
Yongki, a tame creature who worked with teams of elephant keepers with his tusks hacked off