at's the prime habita that's also t habitat orhe land at'sost in dema for agrictural plaationsr for gging ncessionas well. the pansion palm oi pltations rtainly s been a key ntributor elephan foreshabitat ss. tha's witho a doubt >> the future of this mountain elephant is bleak. it's a really difficult situation. as long as there's a demand for oil palm there's going to be a demand to clear lowland rainforest in sumatra. >> the distinct and unique sumatran elephant is now considered critically endangered, meaning that it's in imminent danger of extinction. >> you know,hen you don't have governments, when you don't he enrcement, and you got the chnce to make piles of money, guess what's gonna happen. right, and we're seeing that play out. from a pure economic standpoint, you've got to sort of look at all the political acts. the palm oil is generating revenue for the government in terms of export taxes on palm oil, in terms of payroll taxes and payments io social security systems and all of the government programs. palm oil is more valuable than the forest right now because of the way we val