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Lebaran holidaymakers continue to arrive at Way Kambas National Park

Renowned for its natural beauty, the Way Kambas National Park (TNWK) is an icon of East Lampung District and has been ...

EARTH WIRE -- Habitats of Sumatran animals continue to decline

The habitats of Sumatran animals, including elephants, tigers, and orangutans, continue to decline due to illegal ...

EARTH WIRE -- Four Sumatran elephants died in Riau in 2016: WWF

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has said that four Sumatran elephants died in 2016 in Riau Province, a decline ...

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 ...

Promoting wildlife importance through Way Kambas Festival

The Way Kambas Festival in the district of East Lampung, Lampung Province, scheduled from November 11 to 13, 2016, ...

Flash flood hits elephant habitat in Bengkulu

A flash flood triggered by the overflowing of the Seblat River in North Bengkulu District hit the habitat of Sumatran ...

Transforming Way Kambas into leading tourist destination

East Lampung District Head Chusnunia Chalim has vowed to make the Way Kambas National Park (TNWK) a leading tourist ...

President names Sumatran rhino "Delilah"

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has named a female Sumatran baby rhinoceros "Delilah". The animal was born naturally on ...

Way Kambas Park designated as ASEAN Heritage Park

The Way Kambas National Park in Lampung Province, has been designated as the 36th ASEAN Heritage Park. The ...

Lampung holds huge appeal for international tourists

Holding a huge appeal for international tourists, the Indonesian province of Lampung is intensively promoting its ...

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 ...

Only 150 Sumatran elephants remain in Jambi

The population of wild Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximum Sumatranus) in Jambi has plunged to only 150, according to ...

Way Kambas to be leading tourist destination

The East Lampung district government in Lampung province is making every effort to turn Way Kambas National Park (WKNP ...

Indonesia continues to develop ecotourism

Indonesia continues to develop ecotourism in a bid to conserve the environment and improve the well-being of the local ...

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, ...