Press Releases from ProFauna Indonesia (10 total)
WIldlife Trade in Java is Still High
WILDLIFE TRADE IN BIRD MARKETS IN JAVA IS STILL HIGH
The illegal wildlife trade in bird markets in Java Island, Indonesia, is still high. From the latest survey conducted by ProFauna Indonesia with support by the World Animal Net (WAN) in 70 bird markets in the most developed and dense island in the country from May to July 2009. ProFauna recorded that there were 183 animals of 25 species traded openly…
International Concern over Alleged Illegal Zoo Trade in Indonesia
International wildlife charity the Born Free Foundation has joined ProFauna Indonesia in calling for a full investigation into allegations of illegal trading of wildlife products by several prominent zoos in the country. The case of the confiscation operation on the protected animal parts in Jagakarsa, Jakarta (7 August 2009) has been developed by the authorities.
The Forestry Department held the second case presentation on 10 September 2009. The government agency strongly…
ProFauna Calls for Indonesian Government Action to Fully Enforce the Wildlife La …
The illegal trade of wildlife parts is more rampant. ProFauna Indonesia, a wildlife protection organization, records that there have been three tigers killed in zoos in Indonesia for the past four months. It seems that there is no more ‘safe place’ for the endangered Sumateran tigers. In the wild, tigers are still being hunted for trade while in zoos; tigers are still threatened as well by the illegal wildlife syndicates.
The…
ProFauna Demands More Indonesian Government Action to Curb the Illegal Trade of …
The illegal trade of tiger and elephant parts is still flourishing. The rampant trade is revealed in an investigation report launched by ProFauna Indonesia which is supported by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). The four month investigation, carried out from July to October 2008, ProFauna visited 21 regions in Sumatera and Jakarta and investigated into the trade.
Elephants and tigers face extinction due to poaching to meet the growing…
ProFauna Calls for Indonesian Government’s Action to Stop Elephant and Tiger P …
Elephant and Tiger poaching in Sumatera get more rampant. ProFauna Indonesia, a wildlife protection organization in Indonesia, records the recent deaths of two female elephants named Gia and Paula in the Center of Elephant Conservation (PKG) in Seblat, Bengkulu, and Sumatera on 23rd March 2009. The two mammals died after being shot in their heads. Ironically, in Gia’s head was found a bullet which damaged her brain and caused…
Cruelties to Indonesian Parrots
Thousands of parrots from the tropical wilderness of Papua and North Maluku are caught to supply domestic and international illegal wildlife trade every year. In their latest report released in 2008 entitled “PIRATED PARROTS”, the Indonesian wildlife protection NGO, ProFauna Indonesia, revealed evidence on the smuggling of wild caught parrots to the Philippines during their investigation. Meanwhile, the centre of domestic parrot trade is in Surabaya, where wild…
Together with Local Communities, ProFauna Campaigns on Parrot Protection in Mano …
Thousands of parrots are caught from the wild in Papua and North Maluku to supply domestic and international illegal wildlife trade. In the 2001-2002 Flying without Wings report, the Indonesian wildlife protection NGO, ProFauna Indonesia, revealed evidence that an average of 15,000 parrots were caught from the wild to supply the pet markets. Among the parrots poached from the wild in West Papua are black-capped Lories…
ProFauna Demands for the Illegal Wildlife Trade in Sumatera to Stop
The illegal wildlife trade is rampant in Sumatera Island; Lampung, Palembang, Bengkulu, Riau, Medan, and Aceh regions, according to a recent investigation conducted by ProFauna Indonesia in collaboration with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in 2007.
Thousands of wild animals are caught from the wild in the Island to supply the domestic and international illegal wildlife trade. Unrestricted international trade in wildlife and wildlife products threatens many species or…
Indonesia: A Forestry Department Officer Also A Wildlife Trafficker
The illegal wildlife trade is rampant in Medan city, North Sumatera, according to a recent investigation conducted by ProFauna Indonesia in collaboration with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).
It was recorded that around 10,000 wild species endemic to Sumatera Island were poached to supply the domestic and international illegal wildlife trade in 2007.
The hub is in Medan, at Bintang animal market. Many protected wildlife such as…
FREEDOM FOR 17 CONFISCATED GREEN PEAFOWLS
ProFauna Indonesia and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) are working to release 17 confiscated green peafowls (Pavo muticus muticus) to the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, on the 4th of June 2008. The release is supported by the Natural Resources Conservation Unit (BKSDA) of the East Java Forestry Department, the authority in charge of the wildlife, and the National Park.
Green peafowls have beautiful…
