Newly protected by Cambodia’s government and the WCS, the forest is home to some of Asia’s rarest creatures: tigers, forest bison, langurs and of course elephants. But decades of war and instability, followed by contemporary threats from poaching and development, have spooked the gentle, highly social creatures.

From their droppings, a 2006 survey of Seima’s elephants counted 116, but without actually seeing a single animal. Most photos have come from camera traps. According to WCS researcher Edward Pollard, the video is “visual confirmation that Seima is vitally important for biodiversity.”

And for those people less moved by biodiversity than life, it’s a rare glimpse of a magnificent animal.

Video: Allan Michaud, Wildlife Conservation Society.

See Also:

• Video: Elephants Run Like No Other
• Dog and Elephant – Wired.com
• Where’s My Elephant?
• Exhibit Review: Mammoths and Mastodons

Authors: Brandon Keim

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