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South Aceh police urged to probe deaths of three Sumatran tigers

The South Aceh district government has called on the police to investigate the shocking deaths of three Sumatran tigers ...

Two wild tiger traps installed in West Sumatra's Tigo Balai village

The Agam Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has installed two wild tiger cage traps in areas where several ...

3 Sumatran tigers repeatedly sighted in West Sumatra's Kota Rantang

Three wild Sumatran tigers have repeatedly trespassed into the farmland of Kota Rantang Village in Palupuah ...

Wild elephants go on rampage in Aceh destroying villagers' harvest

A herd of wild Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) ran amok, inflicting destruction to the harvested crops ...

Veterinarian team treats wounded female Sumatran elephant in East Aceh

A team of veterinarians from the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and Leuser Conservation Forum (FKL) ...

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Conservation efforts put Curiak Island on the map --- literally

Caption: A group of tourists at Curiak Island, which is home to proboscis monkeys (nasalis larvatus), known locally as ...

East Nusa Tenggara to host National Nature Conservation Day

The Environment and Forestry Ministry has designated East Nusa Tenggara capital Kupang as host of National Nature ...

Sumatran elephant destroys villagers' farmlands in Aceh

A wild Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) sneaked into and destroyed the farmlands of several residents of ...

Sumatran tiger in Aceh found safe but in weak condition

A Sumatran tiger (Pantera Tigris Sumatrae) was found safe but in weak condition after it got trapped in a wild boar ...

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Saving Indonesia's elephants and tigers from extinction

Human-wildlife conflicts and illegal wildlife trade still pose threats to Indonesia's endeavors to save its ...

A handler deployed to repel tigers from a village in South Aceh

The South Aceh district government has sent a tiger handler named Teungku Syarwani Sabil (83) to help handle conflicts ...

Aceh govt urged to seek solutions to human-wildlife conflicts

A legislator has appealed to the Aceh provincial administration to seek solutions to human-wildlife conflicts that ...

BKSDA confirms another Sumatran tiger killed in Riau, Indonesia

Riau Province's Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) confirmed the accuracy of a photo circulated by a ...

Five monkeys ill-treated by owners seized during crackdown

East Jakarta authorities seized five long-tailed macaques, or locally called "kera" (monkey), from ...

Wild Sumatran tiger captured in West Sumatra's Solok District

A Sumatran tiger (Pantera Tigris Sumatrae) got ensnared in a trap recently installed by the West Sumatra Natural ...