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Promoting wildlife importance through Way Kambas Festival

The Way Kambas Festival in the district of East Lampung, Lampung Province, scheduled from November 11 to 13, 2016, ...

President Jokowi to pay tributes to Thai King Bhumibol

President Joko Widodo plans to visit Bangkok, Thailand, to offer condolences following the death of King Bhumibol ...

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 ...

Earth Wire -- Poaching rate of Sumatran tiger remains alarming

The poaching of Sumatran tigers across the island of Sumatra for trading remains at an alarming rate, though the ...

Flash flood hits elephant habitat in Bengkulu

A flash flood triggered by the overflowing of the Seblat River in North Bengkulu District hit the habitat of Sumatran ...

Transforming Way Kambas into leading tourist destination

East Lampung District Head Chusnunia Chalim has vowed to make the Way Kambas National Park (TNWK) a leading tourist ...

Lampung holds huge appeal for international tourists

Holding a huge appeal for international tourists, the Indonesian province of Lampung is intensively promoting its ...

Marauding elephants kill one person, destroy crops in North Tanzania

Three herds of elephants from the Serengeti National Park in northern Tanzania have invaded several villages near the ...

Wildlife trafficking represents serious crime: Indonesian NGO

Illegal wildlife trade is a serious crime that according to the United Environment Program (UNEP) is similar to drug ...

public awareness of wildlife protection

Every effort must be made to raise public awareness of wildlife protection after many large mammals such as Sumatran ...

Thai King treated for "water on the brain": Palace

Thailands 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej has received treatment for water on the brain, the Royal Household ...

Veterinary team investigates death of elephant Yani in Bandung Zoo

A veterinary team conducted an autopsy on the carcass of Yani, a Sumatran elephant that died on Wednesday in Bandung ...

University identifies 17 potential petroleum geoheritage sites in Bojonegoro

The Pembangunan Nasional University, Yogyakarta, has identified 17 potential petroleum geoheritage sites and geoparks ...

Only 150 Sumatran elephants remain in Jambi

The population of wild Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximum Sumatranus) in Jambi has plunged to only 150, according to ...

Way Kambas National Park home to 247 elephants

The Wildlife Conservation Societies Indonesia (WCSI) has estimated that there are 247 elephants in the Way Kambas ...