The Law Enforcement Agency together with FLIGHT, seized 3 protected birds
On April 17, 2018, the Law Enforcement Agency of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, together with FLIGHT, seized 3 protected birds in Bogor regency, West Java (Brahminy Kite, crested hawk-eagle and Falconidae). The birds were confiscated from a car repair shop because the owner did not have permission to keep them. When we raided…
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FLIGHT Asks Jakarta Governor to close Jatinegara Wildlife Market
FLIGHT has sent a letter to the Governor of Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, formally asking him to close Jatinegara Wildlife Market. The letter was sent on April 6, 2018. In the letter, FLIGHT expressed concern about the threat of extinction to birds and other wildlife in Indonesia due to massive thefts that are occurring all across Indonesia. Jakarta…
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FLIGHT: Protecting Indonesia’s Birds Asks President to Close Illegal Bird Market
FLIGHT: Protecting Indonesia’s Birds expressed grave concerns about the threat of extinction of wild birds to President Jokowi. There is widespread ravaging of the bird population across all parts of the country. Birds are taken from the wild and traded illegally in the hundreds of wildlife market markets throughout Indonesia. Some are smuggled out of…
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Uncovering the Cruel Business of Wild Birds in Indonesia
Millions of wild birds in Indonesia are thought to have migrated from nature to bird markets and become pets in homes. They are confined in small cages only to be heard the singing. The rise of birds chirping contest in almost all regions in Indonesia became one of the triggers of the rampant hunting, smuggling…
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Indonesia’s Love of Songbirds is Driving Species to the Brink of Extinction
The legal captive breeding industry can’t keep up with demand, so animal traffickers are filling the gap. On one Sunday afternoon, in the backyard of an office building in Mampang, Jakarta, I could hear loud chirps of birds. I looked around, but there were no trees nearby. The birds belong to Ngadimin, the office building’s…
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How Indonesia’s rare birds are facing extinction
Indonesia is trying to rein in a trade in illegal birds and other wildlife, which is threatening some species with extinction. But an undercover BBC team were offered the chance to buy endangered hawks, as activists say not enough is being done. Source : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-37382919/how-indonesia-s-rare-birds-are-facing-extinction
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Petition – Indonesia: ban the trade in wild birds!
It’s a scene out of a nightmare – thousands of birds are packed tightly into small cages in Indonesia’s markets. Trappers supplying these markets are driving thirteen species to the brink of extinction and are having an incalculable impact on biodiversity. Tell the Indonesian government to ban the trade now. Call to action To: President…
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Developing a market-based solution to the bird trade in Indonesia
Bird-keeping is a hugely popular pastime in Indonesia. Unfortunately, demand for native songbirds is driving the expiration of wild population throughout the region. In response, a collaborative initiative—led by Oxford University and Burung Indonesia (BirdLife in Indonesia)—is developing a non-State, market-based solution. Through engagement with the songbird-keeping fraternity and the establishment of a certification system…
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