Polisi dan BKSDA NTB Gagalkan Penyelundupan Ribuan Burung ke Bali

Sebanyak 1.711 burung berbagai jenis digagalkan dari penyelundupan oleg Aparat Polres Lombok Barat dan Balai Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam (BKSDA) NTB. MATARAM, KOMPAS.com – Aparat Polres Lombok Barat dan Balai Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam ( BKSDA) Nusa Tenggara Barat, Rabu (17/1/2018) berhasil mengagalkan penyelundupan 1.711 ekor burung. BKSDA mencatat, 7 jenis burung yang akan diselundupkan, 2 di…

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Illegal Pet Trade Threatens 13 Indonesian Birds with Extinction

A new study finds that five bird subspecies may already be extinct The rampant and illegal trade in caged birds threatens to drive at least 13 Indonesian species into extinction, a new study finds. The list includes the national bird of Indonesia, the Javan hawk-eagle (Nisaetus bartelsi), as well as the silvery woodpigeon (Columba argentina),…

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‘Extreme concern’: Report gives glimpse into scale of Kalimantan bird trade

More than 25,000 birds from nearly 150 species, including those on the brink of extinction, were found for sale at hundreds of shops across Indonesian Borneo, according to a recent report. The report is said to be the first to provide data on the trade in Kalimantan, which is increasingly being targeted by trappers and…

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New Evidence Shows the Illegal Pet Trade Is Wiping Out Indonesia’s Birds

Indonesia has a long history of keeping birds as pets, but now it’s driving many species to the brink. By Rachael Bale Indonesians on the island of Java have an old saying: A man is considered to be a real man if he has a house, a wife, a horse, a keris (dagger), and a bird. The sprawling…

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Why Birds Matter, and are Worth Protecting

National Geographic and partners have declared 2018 the Year of the Bird. Why? They help the environment, but they also help our souls. In 2018 we’ll explore the wonder of birds, and why we can’t live without them. By: Jonathan Franzen For most of my life, I didn’t pay attention to birds. Only in my…

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