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Police seizes 2.5 tons of pangolin meat in Jambi

Jambi Police confiscated 2.5 tons of pangolin (Manis javanica) meat and arrested three persons who were suspected of ...

Earth Wire -- Global trade in wild African Grey Parrot banned, U.N. meeting rules

The United Nations has banned global trade in wild African Grey Parrots, prized for their ability to imitate human ...

Kampar`s arwana restaurant becomes favorite choice of foodies

Ensconced within the agro-tourism park in Kampar district, Riau province, Arwana Restaurant is one of the districts ...

Indonesian government must protect pig-nosed turtles from extinction

As the illegal trade of wildlife continues to flourish, the government needs to work harder to crack down on pet trade ...

Global efforts needed to raise public awareness of wildlife protection: Achim Steiner

The head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Monday (3/3) called for global efforts to raise the publics ...

Quarantine officials foil attempt to smuggle 687 pig-nosed turtles

Quarantine officials at Seokarno-Hatta Airport have foiled an attempt to smuggle 687 pitted-shelled turtles, chief of ...

Pangolins remain to become victims of poaching, illegal trading in 2012

Pangolins, also known as scaly anteaters, are not cute animal that people would like to keep as pets, but they are in ...

Rhino international year expected to boost global cooperation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the leader of one of the world`s most diverse countries, is scheduled to attend ...

Greenpeace holds rally in front of KFC restaurant

Dozens of environmental activists from Greenpeace Indonesia held a rally at the parking lot of a Kentucky Fried ...

RI forestry minister to summons Greenpeace and app over ramin accusation

The forestry minister will ask for clarification of Greenpeace`s allegation that Asian Pulp and Paper (APP) has used ...

RI, Vietnam discuss cooperation to combat illegal plant, wildlife trade

Cooperation to eliminate illegal trade in plants and wildlife under the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network is being ...

Indonesia`s agarwood potential to increase

From the tropical rain forests in Sumatra and Kalimantan to Papua and the pastures of Nusa Tenggara, land in ...

Babel to host international agar-wood seminar

An international gaharu (agar wood) seminar is scheduled to be held in Bangka Tengah district, Bangka-Belitung (Babel) ...