Indonesia’s bird life plundered to supply Javan bird markets
Birds from other regions are affected too: this male Siberian Thrush is a migrant to Indonesia © Gabriel Jakarta, Indonesia, 11th August 2016 — A thriving trade in Indonesia’s native birds exists, well beyond the notorious bird markets of Jakarta, reports a new TRAFFIC study which turns the lens on eastern and central Java. Nearly 23,000 birds…
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Trade wiping out Indonesia’s bird species
Indonesia’s national bird—the Javan Hawk-eagle—is at serious risk of extinction because of trapping for the bird trade © Chris R Shepherd / TRAFFIC Jakarta, Indonesia, 25th May 2016—A new study has revealed that 13 bird species—including Indonesia’s national bird, the Javan Hawk-eagle—found in Sundaic Indonesia are at serious risk of extinction because of excessive over-harvesting. The…
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Indonesia urged to take stern action on illegal bird trade
Traffic, a UK-based group, said on Thursday (Aug 11) that its latest survey recorded nearly 23,000 birds in five markets in three cities in eastern and central Java. It said 28 of the 241 species identified were fully protected under Indonesian law. They include seven Black-winged Mynas, a critically endangered species found only in Java…
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Indonesia’s songbirds at risk as competitions drive illegal wildlife trade
The four low walls of the concrete competition ring are surrounded by young men, yelling in Bahasa. It’s like a boxing match, but this competition is quite different — the competitors, 60 of them, hang high from the roof. And they’re not fighting; they’re singing. This is a songbird competition in Pontianak, the capital of…
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Exotic Indonesian birds smuggled in drain pipes
A wildlife raid in Indonesia yielded startling results after 125 exotic birds were found squashed into pipes. Police say 84 eclectus parrots and 41 endangered white cockatoos were stuffed into drain pipes sealed by wire. Indonesia’s vast jungles are home to many threatened bird species. The country is trying to rein in a rampant wildlife…
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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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