Wild Asian elephants in Pumat NP region are facing dangers of extinction due to their small number as well as direct and indirect threats from human. The elephant group in Anh Son district, with the largest number of individuals consisting of breeding males, breeding females and a calf, is the most important for the maintainance and future development of elephant population within Pumat NP. However, they are facing a number of serious threats such as: uncontrolled wildlife hunting and trade; rapid decrease and degradation of natural forest outside of Pumat NP; and increasingly serious human-elephant conflicts. | Current status of ASIAN elephant population Elephas maximus in Pumat national park region Nghe An province