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E. Nusa Tenggara to hold Komodo Festival

(ANTARA News.

President calls on Indonesians to vote for Komodo

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on the Indonesian people to vote for Komodo in its race to be included ...

Jambi expert team to develop Berhala Island

Following a struggle by Jambi province to regain the disputed Berhala island, the local government is now planning to ...

news focus: Sumatran tigers need to be protected

It`s tragic that amid a "Save Tigers` Home" tour in Sumatra by an NGO, a Sumatran tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae) was ...

Agency facilitates numerous deer breeding centers in NTB

The Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) has facilitated the setting up of ...

Komodo Island promotion activities being intensified

The tourism and culture ministry has decided to withdraw the candidacy of Komodo for inclusion in the New Seven ...

Millions of short text messages needed to support Komodo in N7W

Former Vice President M Jusuf Kalla has called on Indonesian people to send short text messages (SMS) by mobile ...

Fires raze 200 hectares of forest area in C. Java

Fires have razed a total of 200 hectares of forest area in the current dry season in Central Java, a provincial ...

Ill-fated plane found but evacuation work yet to start

Rescue workers have already found the Casa 212 plane that crashed in Bahorok, Langkat, North Sumatra, but are still ...

WWF, Greenpeace Indonesia save Sumatran tigers and elephants

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is cooperating with Greenpeace in saving the Sumatran tigers ("Panthera tigris ...

Man falls in canyon, survives desert crawl

A man crawled four days across the Utah desert after breaking his leg on a solo hike, inspired by a Hollywood movie ...

Kutai National Park hosts 958 species of flora

The landscape of Kutai National Park (KNT) is dominated by a Dipterocarpaceae lowland tropical rainforest and has ...

Govt determined to fight forest fires as hot spots proliferate

The Indonesian government appears to be determined to reduce the number of forest fire hot spots by 20 percent ...

Forestry ministry ready to deal with forest fires

The forestry ministry is ready to deal with forest fires currently occurring on Sumatra and Kalimantan Islands, ...

TNMB to retrace Javanese tiger

The Meru Betiri National Park (TNMB) is to retrace the Javanese tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica) by setting a camera ...