#international union for conservation of nature

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BOS Foundation saves orangutan from extinction

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

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 ...

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 ...

public awareness of wildlife protection

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

Abu Dhabi releases successfully 14 rehabilitated sea turtles

The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD), in collaboration with the Tourism Development Investment Company (TDIC), has ...

Conservation board to raise population of Sumatran tiger

The Natural Resources Conservation Agency of South Sumatra is striving to meet the national target of increasing the ...

Teenage twins sister launch project for proboscis monkey conservation

Two teenaged twin sisters named Gabriella Thohir and Giovanna Thohir have started the Bekantan Twins Project, an ...

Baby javan lutung born in Bali Zoo

A baby Javan lutung (Trachypithecus auratus) was born in Bali Zoo on June 13, the zoo's spokesperson Emma Kristiana ...

Police find four of five rare monkeys stolen from British zoo

British police have recovered four out of five monkeys, some from a critically endangered species, after launching a ...

Indonesia prioritizes saving of Javan, Sumatran rhinos

The population of one-horned Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) and two-horned Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus ...

Leopard detected in conservation forests in East Java

The East Java chapter of the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has detected Javanese leopards (Panthera ...

The Minister of Forestry Inaugurated the First Asian Rhino Range States Meeting

- The Ministry of Forestry Zulkifli Hasan Inaugurated the First Asian Rhino Range States Meeting on October 2 at the ...

On World Rhino Day, efforts to boost rhino conservation intensify

World Rhino Day 2013 was celebrated on September 22 in many countries, including Indonesia, with demands made for ...

Indonesia needs to increase number of its forest rangers

Indonesia needs to increase the number of its forest rangers and forest technicians in the field to prevent rare ...

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 ...