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Forest fires threaten endangered animal species

The ongoing land and forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan have put the lives of endangered animal species there on ...

Indonesia continues to develop ecotourism

Indonesia continues to develop ecotourism in a bid to conserve the environment and improve the well-being of the local ...

Jambi records 150 human-wildlife conflicts in past one year

Some 150 conflicts have occurred between humans and animals in Jambi Province during the past one year since most of ...

Visitors to Gembiraloka Zoo peak on Sunday

The number of visitors to Gembiraloka Zoo in Yogyakarta reached its highest point on Sunday with at least 32 thousand ...

Indonesia ministry handling 27 cases of wildlife-related crimes

The Indonesia environmental affairs and forestry ministry is handling 27 cases of protected wildlife-related crimes, ...

Rwanda imports lions from S. Africa to boost tourism sector

Rwanda has imported seven lions from South Africa in a bid to boost the tourism industry which is the countrys biggest ...

Ethiopia burns 6,1 ton of ivory confiscated over decades

Ethiopia burnt 6.1 tonnes of ivory on Friday, tusks and trinkets seized from poachers and traders over twenty years in ...

Lampung Province urged to develop tourism sector

Given its numerous tourist attractions, the Indonesian province of Lampung has been encouraged to develop its tourism ...

Arrested poachers killed six Sumatran elephants: police

The eight poachers who were detained on Tuesday evening had killed six Sumatran elephants in two provinces, the Riau ...

Elephants can judge threat from human languages: Study

Elephants are able to identify humans that pose a threat to them by distinguishing between the language and voices of ...

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 ...

46 elephants found dead in riau in three years : WWF

A total of 46 elephants were found dead in Riau province between 2011 and 2014, with most of them without ivory, ...

Bones of seven elephants found in Riau`s industrial forest

The bones of seven elephants were recently found in an industrial forest in Pelalawan district, Riau province, ...

Archeologists find prehistoric elephant fossils in Patiayam site

Archaeologists found fossils of tusk, legs and ribs of a prehistoric elephant at the Patiayam Site in Jekulo ...

Forestry Ministry to review cooperation with foreign agencies

Indonesia will reconsider its cooperation with the World Wild Fund (WWF) and other foreign agencies for their failure ...