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From hope to loss: Tari’s death and the fight to save elephants

A sad news just broke for the animal lovers when a baby elephant was reported to have died in Tesso Nilo National Park, ...

RI Govt underscores urgent need to protect endangered flora, fauna

The Indonesian Forestry Ministry has underscored an urgent need to step up conservation efforts to protect endangered ...

Three Javan langurs released into East Java sanctuary

The Ministry of Forestry has released three protected Javan langurs (Trachypithecus auratus) into the Nusa Barung ...

Two rehabilitated orangutans released into national park

The Forestry Ministry has released two orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) that completed rehabilitation at Betung Kerihun ...

Indonesia to revoke palm plantation certificate in Riau

The Indonesian government has pledged to revoke the certificate of a palm oil plantation found guilty of operating ...

Indonesia foils 80.5kg pangolin scale trafficking in S Kalimantan

The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry on Friday foiled the attempted trafficking of 80.5 kilograms of endangered pangolin ...

Five orangutans returned to Central Kalimantan's national park

The Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and conservation partners have released five ...

Ministry blocks illegal wildlife trade online; 2 held

Acting on a tip, the Forestry Ministry has thwarted the online trade of protected animal body parts from Indonesia to ...

OIKN, BOSF develop 1,800-hectare protected area in Nusantara

The Nusantara Capital Authority (OIKN) is collaborating with the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) to develop ...

Indonesia plans to lend endemic animals for conservation

The Indonesian government is preparing a conservation funding scheme involving the lending of endemic animals to other ...

BRIN studies foods, habitats for orangutan conservation

Indonesia's National Research Innovation Agency (BRIN) is analyzing the distribution of food and habitat ...

Government confirms new Javan rhino calf spotted at Ujung Kulon park

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry announced that one new female Javan rhinoceros calf was spotted at the Ujung ...

Pursuing harmony between humans and orangutans in Kalimantan

Native to Kalimantan Island, Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) are a group of great apes that are closest to humans ...

Government ensures orangutan habitat unharmed by IKN development

The work to develop Nusantara Capital City (IKN) in parts of East Kalimantan poses no harm to the habitat of ...

Three orangutan traders arrested in Aceh Tamiang

Aceh Tamiang district police in Aceh province arrested three orangutan traders during a raid in Bundar village, ...