#animal species

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Police thwart sale of endangered slow lorises "kukang"

The South Sumatra Provincial Police were successful in thwarting the sale of eight endangered slow lorises, locally ...

BBKSDA confirms ensnared Sumatran tiger on path to recovery

A Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris) that had suffered grave injury in the left leg after being trapped in a hunters' ...

Government issues 37 mining business permits in Aceh: Walhi

The government has issued as many as 37 Contracts of Work/Mining Business Permits (KK/IUP) in Aceh Province, according ...

IMF-WB - Meeting good momentum to boost NTT tourism: Governor

East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Governor Viktor B Laiskodat said the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and ...

LIPI holds wildlife, wild plants survey training

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) offered training on survey methods for wild plants and wildlife on May ...

Pangolin smugglers jailed for three years

The Bengkalis Class II District Court here on Wednesday sentenced two smugglers of 101 protected pangolins (Manis ...

No worry about decline in food security

Food security in Indonesia has actually grown strongly, but it is feared to hunt the country with a possible ...

Newly discovered orangutan species in Indonesia already at risk: Greenpeace

Researchers have announced the discovery of a new orangutan species -- Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis.

Two giant pandas eat 30 kilograms of bamboos per day

Two giant pandas, a male named Cai Tao and a female named Hu Chun, from Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, can eat 30 ...

Two pandas quarantined in Safari Park

Visitors can witness two giant pandas --a male Cai Tao and female Hu Chun-- from Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, at ...

Ministry steps up online surveillance to end animal smuggling

To prevent and halt the rampant online trade of animals, the Environment and Forestry Ministry has scaled up efforts ...

Indonesia needs to lead efforts to eradicate global illegal fishing

Indonesia needs to lead global efforts in eradicating illegal fishing since it is closely linked to other crimes that ...

Pygmy hippopotamus born in Taman Safari Indonesia in Cisarua

The Taman Safari Indonesia (TSI) in Cisarua, West Java Province, welcomed a baby pygmy hippopotamus (chaeropsis ...

WWF releases exclusive summary on Borneo on World Environment Day

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia and Malaysia released an exclusive publication of "The Environmental Status of ...

Food diversification needs to be promoted

The government of Indonesia needs to continuously promote diversification of food to reduce the public dependence on ...