Case of Illegal Wildlife Trade in Protected Birds in Lampung on Trial
On October 30, one of the representatives from FLIGHT appeared as a wittness in the trial of the Ilegal Trade case of dozens of protected birds at the Tanjung Karang Court, Bandar Lampung. On August 8, 2023, defendants Ridho and Sujarot were arrested by Officers from the law Enforcement unit,MoEF for Attempting to smuggle dozens…
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During the period April-September 2023, 17,525 live individual wildlife were rescued from the illegal wildlife trade
During the period April-September 2023, FLIGHT have assisted the authorities in thwarting 37 cases of attempted smuggling and illegal wildlife trade. There were 17,525 individual wildlife-various species that were rescued, of which 17,481 individuals or 99.75 percent were wild birds. Of the 17,481 wild birds rescued from the illegal wildlife trade, 16,899 or 96.67 percent…
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Between January-March 2023, more than 11,000 songbirds were confiscated by government authorities
The level of the illegal songbird trade in Indonesia has not shown a significant decline even though the confiscation rate has been quite high, at least in the last three years. Between January-March 2023 alone, more than 11,000 songbirds were confiscated by government authorities. But this is just a fraction of the huge number of…
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Since January 2022, 35 Sulawesi Red-Knobbed Hornbill have been rescued from illegal trade
The number of illegal trade in the Sulawesi Red-Knobbed Hornbill (Aceros cassidix) in the past year is quite high. From January 2022-March 2023, 35 Sulawesi Red-Knobbed Hornbill were rescued from illegal trade. 25 of the Sulawesi Red-Knobbed Hornbill were rescued from illegal trade throughout 2022. These birds were rescued at the same location, are at…
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1,037 Wildlife Rescued on January 2023
The illegal wildlife trade in Indonesia is still rife. On January 2023 period, FLIGHT succeeded in supporting the police, quarantine center and BKSDA to save 1,037 wild animals, the majority of which are songbirds, from attempts to be traded illegally. These wild animals were rescued from different locations, namely on the South Lampung toll road,…
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During November 2022, 5208 Birds were Rescued from Illegal Trade
Wildlife trade is one of the main conservation threats in Southeast Asia and Indonesia is known for high levels of illegal and unsustainable trade in various wildlife. During the FLIGHT period in November 2022, partners and other agencies managed to carry out 8 confiscations. The agencies and partners involved were the Surabaya Quarantine, Tanjung Perak…
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In a span of 3 days, a total of 3,575 wild birds rescued
Even though we tried our best, sadly, trade and smuggling of wild animals haven’t ceased to exist. In just 3 days, FLIGHT successfully assisted the Law Enforcement team rescued a total of 3,575 birds. A smuggling attempt occurred consecutively, starting from June 21st, when a total of 1092 wild birds consisting of 2 different species of…
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More than 4,000 wild birds rescued in less than 10 days.
March has just gone halfway, but within 9 days (9th-17th) of this month, there are already more than 4,000 wild birds of various species rescued from smuggling attempts. Most of these occur in Lampung, Sumatra. Starting from March 9th, Information collected by FLIGHT led to the rescue of 36 Ornate Lorikeet (Trichoglossus ornatus) from illegal wildlife…
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