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Existence of Javanese tigers at Meru Betiri to be proven

Officers at the Meru Betiri National Park (TNMB) have installed five trap cameras to establish the existence of ...

Orangutan hunting still continuing in E Kalimantan

The Center for Orangutan Protection (COP) said orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus moria) continue to be targeted by hunters in ...

Two rhinos born in Ujung Kulon National Park in 2011

Two Javanese rhinoceroses were born last year at Ujung Kulon National Park (TNUK), Pandeglang District, Banten ...

Wild bull population in Ujung Kulon believed flourishing

The exact population of the wild bull (Bos Javanicus Javanicus) in the Ujung Kulon National Park (TMNUK) is still ...

Stricken Italian liner shifts, 29 people missing

A stricken Italian cruise liner shifted on its rocky resting place on Monday as worsening weather disrupted an ...

Five wild cat species found in riau province: WWF

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in a research project conducted in 2011 obtained proof of the existence of five unique ...

Governor opens ATF senior officials meeting in Manado

North Sulawesi Governor Sinyo Sarundajang opened the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) senior officials meeting (SOM) in ...

Chile struggles to control fires in famous national park

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said Monday that massive forest fires in the Torres del Paine National Park in the ...

Past Year Marked By Intense RI-UNESCO Engagement

The year 2011 has been quite special for Indonesia and UNESCO as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono spoke at a UNESCO ...

Cianjur gets unesco award for preserving angklung

The Cianjur district administration in West Java province has received an award from the United Nations Educational, ...

Three human-elephant conflicts during 2011 in Way Kambas

Way Kambas National Park recorded three conflicts between local villagers and elephants during 2011. "The ...

RI govt seriously protecting wild life

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said the government was seriously committed to protecting wild life species such as ...

Govt urged to pay serious attention to javan rhino

The government should pay serious attention to the survival of the Javan Rhinoceros (rhinoceros sondaicus) whose ...

Unique wild cats found in Riau forests

Five unique species of cats had been discovered in Indonesian Riau`s forests after a recent research by the World ...

Indonesia hails provisional inclusion of komodo in new7wonders

After high-profile efforts to mobilize the Indonesian people`s support and despite a controversy over its ...