#critically endangered

Collection of critically endangered news, found 51 news.

Sulawesi leads Indonesia in endemic bird species

Sulawesi has the highest number of endemic bird species in Indonesia, with 159 species recorded as of January 2026. ...

Way Kambas National Park pilot for innovative climate financing

Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni stated that Way Kambas National Park (TNWK) has been designated as a pilot project ...

Indonesia to issue presidential order to protect elephant habitats

Indonesia plans to issue a presidential instruction to safeguard elephant populations and habitats, ensuring ...

Yogyakarta Palace ends elephant role in Grebeg Syawal procession

The Yogyakarta Palace said elephants will no longer appear in the Grebeg Syawal procession in 2026, aligning the ...

Young Sumatran tiger captured near village in Indonesia

Authorities in Indonesia’s Riau Province captured a young Sumatran tiger after it entered a trap cage set near a ...

Indonesia pledges habitat restoration to protect Sumatran elephants

Indonesia’s government is committed to protecting forests and charismatic wildlife, including the Sumatran ...

Prabowo prepares presidential directive to protect elephant population

President Prabowo Subianto is preparing a presidential instruction to safeguard elephant populations and habitats, ...

Six camera traps deployed after tiger sighting in West Sumatra

Indonesia’s West Sumatra conservation agency has installed six camera traps to monitor a Sumatran tiger spotted ...

Critically endangered Sumatran elephant calf found dead in Riau

Indonesia’s Forestry Ministry said a wild Sumatran elephant calf was found dead in Tesso Nilo National Park in ...

Indonesia, Malaysia to coordinate on cross-border wildlife protection

The governments of Indonesia and Malaysia agreed to step up cooperation on wildlife protection, stressing the need for ...

Landslides alter elephant habitat in Aceh river basin

Landslides along the Peusangan River basin in Aceh have altered the habitat of Sumatran elephants, widening sections of ...

Conservation alarm: Elephant shot and dismembered in Riau

The deaths of elephants in Riau Province have become a grim annual ritual. Four were killed in 2023, two in 2024, ...

Sumatran elephant found dead in Aceh, suspected electrocution

Indonesia’s Forestry Ministry said a Sumatran elephant was found dead in Aceh Province, with preliminary findings ...

Indonesia takes emergency steps to save Mahakam dolphin

The declining population of the Mahakam dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris), which lives in the Mahakam River, East ...

Aceh builds 80 km of electric fence to deter elephants

Authorities in East Aceh District have built nearly 80 kilometers of electric fencing in remote areas to reduce ...