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Pangolin smugglers jailed for three years

The Bengkalis Class II District Court here on Wednesday sentenced two smugglers of 101 protected pangolins (Manis ...

Deforestation threatens orangutan population

Environmental crimes such as illegal logging and conversion of rain forests into oil palm plantations are putting ...

Bali Zoo hosts sumatran tigers

The Bali Zoo on the Indonesian island resort of Bali is currently hosting two sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris ...

Indonesia to repatriate four smuggled orangutans from Thailand

The Indonesian government is preparing a plan to repatriate four orangutans that were smuggled and then found in ...

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 ...

Police seizes 2.5 tons of pangolin meat in Jambi

Jambi Police confiscated 2.5 tons of pangolin (Manis javanica) meat and arrested three persons who were suspected of ...

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 ...

Endangered snow leopards spotted at Mt. Qomolangma

Wild snow leopards were caught on camera in a Tibetan county at the north face of Mt. Qomolangma, suggesting that 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 ...

Leopard detected in conservation forests in East Java

The East Java chapter of the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has detected Javanese leopards (Panthera ...

Orangutans habitat displaced by oil palm expansion, says official

The massive expansion of oil palm plantations in Central Kalimantan has led to increased environmental damages and ...

Ministry to relocate one-horned rhino in West Java

The Forestry Ministry will do its best to relocate one-horned rhinoceroses from their habitat in Ujung Kulon National ...

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 ...

The Destruction of Wildlife Preserved Evidence

The Republic of Indonesia Ministry of Forestry on November 12, 2012 at Manggala Wanabakti Plaza conduct the ...