“A mosquito-borne disease locally known as kaki gajah or elephant foot is ballooning out of control in Riau province in Indonesia recently, according to local media on Monday.” - Xinhua

“Two residents were injured after they were trampled by two wild elephants that went on a rampage in Indonesia’s eastern Sumatra province of Riau, a local media report said Tuesday.” - Monsters and Critics

“The Sumatran elephant (elephas maximus sumatrensis, sp) in Minas conservation area in Siak district, Riau province, gave birth to a female offspring last week, an official of Sinarmas Forestry conservation division said.” - ANTARA News

“The residents of Pekanbaru, capital of Riau, a province in Indonesia on the island of Sumatra, were in an uproar after two wild male elephants entered the city last Thursday night.” - OhmyNews International

“WWF has discovered that ten endangered wild Sumatran elephants are being kept chained to trees without enough food or water in central Riau in Indonesia, having been made homeless by the complete destruction of their forest. The elephants were raiding crops and threatening a nearby village before being captured by local authorities ten days ago.” - WWF

“Police say the poachers resisted arrest after being discovered in the Mahoto reserve in Riau province.” - Radio Australia