#extinction

Collection of extinction news, found 246 news.

BOS Foundation saves orangutan from extinction

The Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation is keen to release as many Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) as ...

Minister Susi wins Peter Benchley Ocean Awards 2017

Indonesias Maritime Affairs and Fishery Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has won the Peter Benchley Ocean Awards 2017 for ...

EARTH WIRE -- Adat community urged to protect habitats of birds of paradise

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Papua office has urged Papuas Adat community to help protect the habitats of the birds ...

EARTH WIRE -- Climate change takes toll on Kenya`s wildlife

Wildlife is still one of the core economic pillars to Kenyas economy. But impacts of climate change threat ...

EARTH WIRE - Addressing crimes against wild plants and animals

Crimes against wild animals and plants need serious attention, as many plants and animals face the threat of ...

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 -- Tambrauw administration, WWF to make nesting coastal park

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia and Tambrauw district administration, West Papua province, are preparing an ...

WCF 2016 to take culture to a higher level in contributing to the national development

- Bali Promise, a declaration made in the 3rd Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions ...

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 ...

Saving remaining Sumatran tigers

Indonesia is one of the 13 countries in the world that have tigers living within their borders. India has the ...

Two orangutans released in Seruyan natural habitat

Two orangutans were released into the wild in Seruyan, Central Kalimantan, by the Orangutan Foundation International ...

Animals Indonesia deplores light sentence for tiger`s skin sellers

Animals Indonesia, a social community institution for animal conservation, has deplored the fact that the district ...

Japan to invest in fire extinction technology in Indonesia

The Investment Coordinating Board said a Japanese company engaged in fire extinction technology is interested in ...

public awareness of wildlife protection

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

Meru Betiri has large population of wild oxen

The population of wild oxen in the Meru Betiri National Park in the Indonesian province of East Java is quite large, ...