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Bogor Zoology Museum most complete in SE Asia

The museum of zoology, named Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense (MZB), under the Indonesian Science Institute (LIPI) ...

EARTH WIRE -- Wildlife populations plunge almost 60% since 1970

Worldwide populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles have plunged by almost 60 percent since 1970 as ...

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 ...

Preserving biodiversity for a prosperous Papua

The Agirway dancers of Papua performed the exquisite Ballads of Cendrawasih (Birds of Paradise) dance, marking the ...

Raja Ampat, home to more than 300 bird species

Besides known as an object of beautiful marine tourism, the Raja Ampat Islands District in the Indonesian province of ...

Crocodiles roam about at beaches, disrupt Kupang`s tourism

Weather phenomenon El Nino is believed to have driven some crocodiles to leave the drying estuaries and lurching to ...

public awareness of wildlife protection

Every effort must be made to raise public awareness of wildlife protection after many large mammals such as Sumatran ...

Abu Dhabi releases successfully 14 rehabilitated sea turtles

The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD), in collaboration with the Tourism Development Investment Company (TDIC), has ...

Thailand`s infamous Tiger Temple fights to keep big cats

Thailand's controversial Tiger Temple, dogged for years by talk that it supplies the black market and mistreats ...

Cendrawasih University, WWF to manage protected area in Papua

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is in collaboration with Cendrawasih University, Jayapura, Papua province, to manage ...

Dayak Benuaq community wins Equator Prize

The indigenous community of Dayak Benuaq in Muara Tae, West Kutai, East Kalimantan province, has won the Equator Prize ...

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, ...

Researcher identifies 52 species of reptiles in W Sumatra

A researcher of reptiles Salvator Fakhrul Reza successfully identified 52 species of reptiles such as snakes, lizards ...

Tanzania loses 80% of forest in Eastern Arc Mountains: WWF

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the worlds leading conservation organization, said on Sunday that Tanzania has lost ...