#poaching

Collection of poaching news, found 308 news.

Orangutans living outside natural habitat need attention

Orangutans are usually cute, adorable and smart that some people want to keep them as pets. Besides, orangutans and ...

Conflicts between wild elephants and humans on the rise in Riau

Wild elephants often go on a rampage in several villages of Riau province, and the latest such incident took place in ...

Pangolins remain to become victims of poaching, illegal trading in 2012

Pangolins, also known as scaly anteaters, are not cute animal that people would like to keep as pets, but they are in ...

Indonesia has investigated 3,782 illegal fishing cases this year

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has investigated 3,782 cases of allegedly illegal fishing activities in ...

Sumatran tiger poaching remains high

The poaching of Sumatran tiger in Kerinci Seblat National Park, Jambi, remains high as 120 tiger meshes to trap the ...

Forestry Ministry tightens wildlife safety norms in Gede Pangrango

The Forestry Ministry has increased the safety of endemic wildlife in the Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park (TNGGP) ...

Orangutans continue to face extinction in the wild

Increasing deforestation or the conversion of forest land into plantations has taken its toll on the natural habitats ...

Kerinci Seblat Park has 166 Sumatran Tigers

Kerinci Seblat National Park (TNKS) has approximately 166 Sumatran tigers (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae), according to a ...

Number of poached rhinos in S. Africa keeps rising

The number of rhinos poached in South Africa since the beginning of this year now stands at 281, the Department of ...

Sumatran rhino gives birth in Way Kambas

A Sumatran rhino has given birth to a male calf at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS) in the Way Kambas National Park ...

Rhino international year expected to boost global cooperation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the leader of one of the world`s most diverse countries, is scheduled to attend ...

Two Malaysian-flagged boats caught poaching fish

Two Malaysian-flagged boats have been seized for poaching fish near Jemur island in the Sumatran province of Riau. ...

Javan leopards on brink of extinction

The population of Javan leopards (Panthera pardus melas), who are thought to have migrated from South Asia to Java ...

Six foreign boats caught poaching fish in Indonesian waters

Indonesia`s ministry of fisheries patrol ship `Hiu` has caught six boats from Thailand and Vietnam illegally fishing ...

One by One, Sumatran Tigers Fall Into Illegal Traps

Over the past two months, at least two Sumatran tigers (Pantera Tigris Sumatrae) have fallen into illegal traps ...