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Sumatra wildlife
Eco-tourism is struggling as palm-oil logging threatens Sumatra’s heartland. Words and photography by Michael Bachelard. Selected images available from www.fairfaxsyndication.com Follow us at twitter.com/photosSMH
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Tourists interact with the elephants in Tangkahan, North Sumatra.Credit:Michael Bachelard
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Tourists interact with the elephants in Tangkahan, North Sumatra.Credit:Michael Bachelard
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Tourists interact with the elephants in Tangkahan, North Sumatra.Credit:Michael Bachelard
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Tourists interact with the elephants in Tangkahan, North Sumatra.Credit:Michael Bachelard
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Locals give a class in Karonese cooking to tourists at the riverside cafe in Tangkahan, North Sumatra.Credit:Michael Bachelard
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Locals give a class in Karonese cooking to tourists at the riverside cafe in Tangkahan, North Sumatra.Credit:Michael Bachelard
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Locals give a class in Karonese cooking to tourists at the riverside cafe in Tangkahan, North Sumatra.Credit:Peter Cox
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Ngalemi Sinuraya, leader of village at Batukatak, near Bukit Lawang, North Sumatra, the potential site of an eco-tourism venture.Credit:Michael Bachelard
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The men of Batukatak, near Bukit Lawang, North Sumatra, discuss the potential for eco-tourism at the only cafe in their village.Credit:Michael Bachelard
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An unexpected visitor in Bachelard's shower, Tangkahan, North Sumatra.Credit:Michael Bachelard
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The river bend at Batukatak, near Bukit Lawang, North Sumatra, the potential site of an eco-tourism venture.Credit:Michael Bachelard
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Sonya Prosser, the marketing manager of Australian eco-tourism business Raw Wildlife Encounters re Sumatra elephant/orangutan story.Credit:Michael Bachelard
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An orangutan comes to the feeding platform. Bukit Lawang, North Sumatra.Credit:Michael Bachelard
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An orangutan comes to the feeding platform. Bukit Lawang, North Sumatra.Credit:Peter Cox