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Sampit`s urban forest to feature peat swamp

The urban forest in Sampit, Central Kalimantan province will be featuring peat swamp as its defining characteristic, ...

Wildlife trafficking represents serious crime: Indonesian NGO

Illegal wildlife trade is a serious crime that according to the United Environment Program (UNEP) is similar to drug ...

Around 100 Sumatran tigers live in Mount Leuser National Park

A recent study has shown that there are only around 100 Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris Sumatrae) currently ...

Perpetrator behind landfire that killed orangutans to face multiple charges

The perpetrators behind a land fire that led to the death of three orangutans in East Kalimantan last Saturday may ...

Three orangutans reportedly killed in E Kalimantan`s land fire

Three orangutans were reportedly killed in a land fire near protected forest in Bontang city, East Kalimantan, on ...

WWF identifies and documents 29 orangutans in Sebangau National Park

The World Wide-Life Fund for Nature (WWF), in cooperation with the people in Punggualas village, Palangkaraya, Central ...

Indonesia braces for La Nina-induced heavy rainy season

Indonesia was hit hard by the El Nino weather phenomenon last year and has been described by experts as one of the ...

Ramadhani sentenced for 2 years for trading orangutans

The district court of Langsa, Aceh, sentenced Ramadhani to two years in jail after he was proven guilty of trading ...

Animals Also Victims of Forest Fires

The hazardous haze emanating from the ongoing forest and plantation fires has led to 10 deaths, left 503 thousand ...

Forest fires threaten endangered animal species

The ongoing land and forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan have put the lives of endangered animal species there on ...

Orangutans need immediate protection

The world celebrated International Orangutan Day on August 19 to recognize the great ape and to help encourage the ...

Visitors to Gembiraloka Zoo peak on Sunday

The number of visitors to Gembiraloka Zoo in Yogyakarta reached its highest point on Sunday with at least 32 thousand ...

Indonesia ministry handling 27 cases of wildlife-related crimes

The Indonesia environmental affairs and forestry ministry is handling 27 cases of protected wildlife-related crimes, ...

Salat Nusa Island to be transformed into new orangutan habitat

The Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation plans to make Salat Nusa Island in Pulang Pisau district, Central ...

BOS releases 12 orangutans to natural habitat

The Borneo Orangutan Foundation (BOS) has released 12 orangutans from its rehabilitation center in Nyaru Menteng to ...