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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 ...

Minister Susi wins Peter Benchley Ocean Awards 2017

Indonesias Maritime Affairs and Fishery Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has won the Peter Benchley Ocean Awards 2017 for ...

EARTH WIRE -- Conservation agency estimates only 17 Sumatran tigers left in Bengkulu forest

The Natural Resource Conservation Agency (BKSDA) of Bengkulu Province has estimated that only 17 Sumatran tigers ...

Govt should focus on tapping fisheries resources

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry (KKP) should now focus on the utilization of the countrys abundant ...

Indonesia seized 163 boats in 2016 for conducting illegal fishing

A total of 163 boats were seized in 2016 for poaching fish in various regions of Indonesia. "The number of boats ...

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 ...

Indonesia to cooperate with Scandinavian countries to increase maritime innovation

Indonesia will cooperate with Norway and Denmark to give a push to innovation in the maritime sector, Minister of ...

Papuan activists call for stronger action against Cenderawasih trade

Activists of several Non-Governmental Organizations urged the authority of Jayapura District, Papua Province, to take ...

Eight Vietnamese fishing boats caught poaching in Indonesian waters

Patrol boat Hiu Macan 01 has caught eight Vietnamese fishing boats poaching in Indonesian waters with 53 crewmen, an ...

Indonesia, China to jointly combat fish poaching

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said her ministry is planning to cooperate with China to ...

Jokowi`s economic development gets good response

The economic development in two years of President Joko Widodos (Jokowis) government has gained positive responses ...

Better maritime connectivity will boost development, enhance unity: President Jokowi

The Indonesian government is in the midst of a program to ensure better maritime connectivity through a sea toll road ...

Attica Zoological Park inaugurates Sumatran tiger exhibit

The Attica Zoological Park in Athens, Greece, announced the inauguration of its new Sumatran tiger exhibit on October ...

Earth Wire -- Global trade in wild African Grey Parrot banned, U.N. meeting rules

The United Nations has banned global trade in wild African Grey Parrots, prized for their ability to imitate human ...

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 ...