Third, where conflict occurs, authorities must be
ready to respond to remove the problem animal(s)
by translocation, transfer to captive facilities, or with
lethal means in extreme circumstances. Isolated tiger
and elephant populations, particularly those in multiple
use areas distant from major protected areas that
are too small to be demographically or genetically viable
over the long term, may need to be moved proactively
to larger protected habitat areas. In Sumatra,
there are already successful precedents for doing this
with both tigers and elephants. Small-scale compensation
efforts have also been implemented in Sumatra.