Poison feared as seven Sumatran elephants found dead http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/24/poison-fear-as-seven-sumatran-elephants-found-dead A dead Sumatran elephant discovered in 2012: poison was also suspected in this case. Photograph: Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA Seven Sumatran elephants have been found dead in western Indonesia and it is thought they were poisoned, a wildlife official said on Monday. Dozens[…]
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Bengkulu, Kaur regency, Kaur regency, injured Sumatran tiger http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/04/04/trapped.html Trapped: An injured Sumatran tiger lies on the ground in Beriang Tinggi village, Kaur regency, Bengkulu, on Friday. The tiger’s right leg was injured by a trap set by poachers and needs to be amputated. (Antara/Helti M.S.)
Read More »At peace with the elephants, Masen style Syafrizaldi Jpang, Contributor, Banda Aceh | Environment | Tue, February 25 2014, 12:58 PM http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/02/25/at-peace-with-elephants-masen-style.html On the move: Members of a herd of migrating elephants near Selamat hamlet. Around 85 percent of the elephants on Sumatra live outside conservation zones. Environment News Wahyu[…]
Read More »In Way Kambas, saving the Sumatran rhino Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Bandar Lampung, Lampung | Environment | Tue, October 22 2013, 11:48 AM http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/10/22/in-way-kambas-saving-sumatran-rhino.html All in the family: Andatu (right) and his mother, Ratu, at the Suaka Rhino Sanctuary. Environment News Wahyu Sigit Rhd: Watching the environment through the[…]
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Bird smuggler arrested in Indonesia http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/bird-smuggling.html Authorities confiscate more than 20 protected birds bound for illegal wildlife market January 2012. A smuggler using a public bus to transport a veritable aviary of rare birds for the illegal pet trade was recently arrested by Indonesian authorities, according to the Wildlife Conservation[…]
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The Primate Trade in Jakarta and Palembang http://www.profauna.net/en/press-release/2012/the-primate-trade-in-jakarta-and-palembang-remains-high#.UCcC0KBsE0M (07/04/2012) The illegal primate trade in Indonesia remains high in two big cities in the country: Jakarta and Palembang (South Sumatera). The investigation report of ProFauna Indonesia and the International Primate Protection League (IPPL) shows that dozens of primates are killed for[…]
Read More »12082012 Sumatra Forest Clearing http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/environment-ministry-targets-plantation-firms-accused-of-sumatra-forest-clearing/532039 Fidelis E. Satriastanti | July 23, 2012The Environment Ministry is investigating eight plantation companies in Sumatra for allegedly clearing nearly 4,000 hectares of forest using slash-and-burn methods. Arief Yuwono, the minister’s deputy for environmental damage control and climate change, said on Sunday that the companies[…]
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Borneo and Sumatra Threats http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/borneo/threats.html Forests The forests of Borneo and Sumatra are under threat from both legal and illegal logging. Indonesia’s status as the world’s number-one supplier of plywood puts the forests of Borneo and Sumatra under extreme pressure. The region is also a major source of hardwoods and[…]
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Illegal logging continues unabated in Sumatra http://www.illegal-logging.info/item_single.php?it_id=5193&it=news While conservation groups lobby to end illegal logging in two provinces in Sumatra, loggers find new and ingenious ways to beat the system. Illegal logging remains an intractable problem in Sumatra, Indonesia, as discussed in two reports in The Jakarta Post on 28[…]
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Fighting illegal logging with elephants in Sumatra http://www.wanderlust.co.uk/magazine/news/fighting-illegal-logging-elephants-sumatra 23rd February 2012 In a small Indonesian village, elephant eco-tourism is providing locals with an alternative living to logging and helping halt the destruction of the rainforest In the village of Tangkahan, twice-weekly elephant patrols equipped with a pawang (mahout) and a[…]
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