#wildlife

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Govt thwarts 1.38 kg pangolin scale illegal trade in West Kalimantan

The Ministry of Forestry has uncovered the illegal trade of 1.38 kilograms of protected pangolin (Manis javanica) ...

Six camera traps deployed after tiger sighting in West Sumatra

Indonesia’s West Sumatra conservation agency has installed six camera traps to monitor a Sumatran tiger spotted ...

Critically endangered Sumatran elephant calf found dead in Riau

Indonesia’s Forestry Ministry said a wild Sumatran elephant calf was found dead in Tesso Nilo National Park in ...

Indonesia, UK advance climate financing for elephants in Aceh

Indonesia and the United Kingdom are prioritizing innovative landscape-based financing through the Peusangan Elephant ...

Key species range in TNBT shrinks: BKSDA Jambi

The Jambi Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has reported that critical ecosystems within the Bukit ...

Indonesia, Malaysia to coordinate on cross-border wildlife protection

The governments of Indonesia and Malaysia agreed to step up cooperation on wildlife protection, stressing the need 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, ...

Baby elephant rescued from septic tank in Riau

Indonesia’s Riau conservation agency rescued a week-old elephant calf that fell into a 2–2.5 meter septic ...

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 ...

IKN sets aside space for wildlife, forest restoration

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

iQIYI Premieres "Born to Be Alive", Turning China's Conservation History into Prestige Drama

On January 30, iQIYI, China's leading online entertainment platform, premiered the realistic drama "Born ...

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 ...

Govt arrests a Russian citizen in animals smuggling attempt

The Ministry of Forestry and the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office have arrested a Russian citizen in Bali in connection ...