January 5, 2014

Wendit Deforestation Halves Monkey Population

The Public Alliance for Wendit Forest, along with local residents and members of Walhi East Java, waged a protest against Public Company Perhutani, for cutting down trees at Wendit tourism park, Malang. They claimed the activity has caused the population of long-tailed monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) to drop from 300 to 150, according to the protest coordinator, Teguh Prijatmono.Teguh added that the […]

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January 5, 2014

Three Villages Engaged in Bali Starling Conservation

Three villages around Bali Safari & Marine Park, Gianyar, are involved in the Bali starling conservation as partners to save the rare birds. “We are worry that Bali starling will extinct,” said the Chief of Bali Starling Conservation Association (APCB), Tony Sumampau on Friday.

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December 11, 2013

More Wild Birds Discovered on Java Island

The Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY) contains 67 percent of Java’s wild birds. In 1995, there were only 140 recorded wild birds in this region, yet by 2013 as many as 338 wild birds were discovered. There are 508 types of wild birds on the island of Java.

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December 4, 2013

Court Releases Two People Feasting on Orangutan Meat

The Pontianak District Court on Tuesday granted the release of Hanapi and Ignatius, two men arrested for suspicion of eating orangutan meat. Chief justice Erwin Tjong ruled the arrest of the two defendants was unlawful as law enforcers did not have a search warrant when they searched their home.

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December 1, 2013

African Lion Cubs Die in Riau Zoo

Three African lions (Pantera leo) cubs which were born at Kasang Kulim Kampar Zoo, Riau, on November 24, had finally died. The three babies gave up in different times; one of the cubs lived for five days, but unfortunately could not be saved.

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November 10, 2013

Rafflesia Flower Blooms in Bengkulu

A Raflessia arnoldi flower has been in bloom in the forest of Liku Sembilan, Central Bengkulu, for the past few days. Passersby have been stopping by the site to witness and capture this rare and unique experience.

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November 10, 2013

Bengkulu Elephant Dies of Poison

A 27-year-old elephant named Yanti that belongs to Elephant Training Centre (PLG) in Putri Hijau sub-district, North Bengkulu Regency, Bengkulu, has been found dead with bleedings on her eyes, ears, mouth and genital on Thursday. She was suspected of being poisoned.

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November 9, 2013

Protecting Whales in the Savu Sea

A humpback whale calf bravely swam around a survey ship owned by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in the waters of the Savu Sea, East Nusa Tenggara, during the beginning of this month. Its mother could be seen spewing water from her back for a brief moment, then diving back into the waters.

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November 1, 2013

Illegal Liger Discovered in Bogor

A liger, a cross-breed between a lion and a tiger, was found posh villa located somewhere in Bogor. The animal was believed to be illegally bred by humans as cross-breeding of these two species can endanger the existence of the wildlife.    

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