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History of Tesso Nilo National Park
History of Tesso Nilo National Park
In 2004 Indonesia created the park , and more than doubled its size in 2007.
The people of Air Hitam have a history of opposing the park and its purposes. In 2008 people from the village burned a ranger vehicle due to anger at the restrictions placed on their activities by the
park. In late November 2010, 5 wild elephants were killed at Air Hitam, despite ongoing education efforts and the work of the Flying Squad elephant patrol.
In late November 2010, a two day major operation involving around 300 police, rangers and military personnel resulted in clearing from the park many of the oil palms recently planted there illegally.
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