#species

Collection of species news, found 358 news.

Bringing the zebra shark home to Raja Ampat

The Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua are renowned not only for their breathtaking natural beauty but also for ...

Landslides alter elephant habitat in Aceh river basin

Landslides along the Peusangan River basin in Aceh have altered the habitat of Sumatran elephants, widening sections of ...

Conservation alarm: Elephant shot and dismembered in Riau

The deaths of elephants in Riau Province have become a grim annual ritual. Four were killed in 2023, two in 2024, ...

Sumatran elephant found dead in Aceh, suspected electrocution

Indonesia’s Forestry Ministry said a Sumatran elephant was found dead in Aceh Province, with preliminary findings ...

East Kalimantan boosts cross-sector turtle protection

The East Kalimantan Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office is collaborating with various stakeholders, including ...

IKN sets aside space for wildlife, forest restoration

The Nusantara Capital City (IKN), located in North Penajam Paser District and Kutai Kartanegara District, East ...

Indonesia takes emergency steps to save Mahakam dolphin

The declining population of the Mahakam dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris), which lives in the Mahakam River, East ...

Aceh builds 80 km of electric fence to deter elephants

Authorities in East Aceh District have built nearly 80 kilometers of electric fencing in remote areas to reduce ...

Indonesia's Forestry Ministry to restore 50 ha of ex-tin mining land

Indonesia’s Forestry Ministry, together with the Sigambir-Kotawaringin Production Forest Management Unit in ...

Indonesia foils attempted smuggling of monitor lizard skins

Indonesia's customs and quarantine authorities intercepted 1,984 monitor lizard skins suspected of being smuggled ...

Indonesia names new conservation villages to protect Mahakam dolphins

Indonesia’s Environment Ministry has designated two villages in East Kalimantan as official Conservation Villages ...

Hengjaya boosts biodiversity training at Sulawesi mining site

Indonesian nickel miner PT Hengjaya Mineralindo has pledged to strengthen biodiversity protection by building ...

Brutal killing of Sumatran elephant sparks police manhunt in Riau

The Riau Regional Police have deployed a team to track suspects behind the illegal killing of a Sumatran elephant found ...

Forestry minister revokes Bandung Zoo permit to save animals

The Forestry Ministry has revoked the permit of the Tamansari Wildlife Foundation, the conservation organization that ...

Rare Javan Rhino calf recorded in Ujung Kulon National Park

The Indonesian authorities have confirmed the sighting of a female Javan rhinoceros with her newborn calf, estimated to ...