Antoni fish or Kapia fish in Tomini Bay waters, especially in the Village Bangga, Sub-district Paguyaman, beach of District Gualemo, the population is reduced. This was due to the rampant harvesting of mangroves for firewood. Then, local government established Tomini Program for mangrove conservation, by seeking alternatives to firewood and doing mangrove seedlings. [Read full […]
The Sumatran tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumaterae) belonged to Medan Zoo, called Si Manis, has given birth to four cubs on Wednesday. The birth becomes the fourth times for the 15-year-old female tiger and it was an impressive record, since not many of Sumatran tigers could give birth to four cubs at one birth. Until the […]
To produce without sacrificing forests is no longer an illusion, said Bustar Maitar, the head of Greenpeace’s forest campaign, with optimistic on the event Forests Asia Summit at Shangri-La Hotel Jakarta, Tuesday (6/5). The statement is referring to the reality that Indonesia’s economy is growing up, although forest moratorium policy already imposed by President Susilo […]
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has appointed at least five geosite areas at Mount Kidul Regency as Geopark area assessment materials that will be conducted on July 4 to 8, 2014. “They have informed and determined five geosite samples that will be assessed in July,” Birowo Edhie, chief of Mount Kidul […]
The endemic wildlife of Sulawesi, Anoa (Bubalus spp.) in Gorontalo on the wane. In addition to the amount due to poaching, population decline was due to endemic forest loss that has been earmarked for mining and plantation purposes. According to researcher of Anoa from Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Abdul Haris Mustari, Anoa population is steadily […]
“Conservation without restrain and cost is not conservation,” said Noviar Andayani, The Chairman of Yayasan Owa Jawa on a visit to the Javan Gibbon Center last Thursday (10/4). In her opinion, control and cost factor is an important component in conservation activities. The protection of endangered wildlife such as Owa Jawa do need big funds, […]
The Natural Resource Conservation Agency (BKSDA) of Bengkulu has saved a Sumatran tiger that was trapped by residents in Kaur Regency on Thursday. According to BKSDA veterinarian, Erni Suyanti, the tiger was found in a man-made trap in the palm plantations area belonged to PT Dinamika Selaras Jaya in Trans Sulau Village, Kaur Regency with its […]
Center for Biological Research of the Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) has taken samples of sperms from wild animals to prevent the animals from extinction. Similar samplings have been done in Jatim Park in Malang, Bali Zoo, and deer breeding site in Kudus, Central Java.
Selain Earth Hour yang dikenal dunia, orang Bali ternyata punya tradisi konservasi energi melalui Hari Raya Nyepi sejak 2000 tahun lalu. Kini mereka juga punya Nyepi Segara untuk memulihkan kualitas sumberdaya laut dan pesisir. Di penghujung Maret ini, dunia akan merayakan indahnya konservasi. Acara hemat energi versi WWF yakni Earth Hour digelar pada malam tanggal 29 […]
A total of 15 nestling of Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo), endemic bird of Sulawesi, has been identified has hatched naturally in Panua reserve, Pohuwato, Gorontalo, in the period of January to December, 2013. This amount is far more than the previous record in 2012 which only six individual. Chief of Panua reserve resort, Tatang Abdullah, said […]
