Lampung Agricultural Quarantine and the Bakauheni Port Police assisted by FLIGHT succeeded to rescue Thousands of Birds
On Tuesday, July 7, 2020 Lampung Agricultural Quarantine with a joint team from the Port Sector Area Police (KSKP) assisted by FLIGHT succeeded in thwarting the smuggling of 2.074 birds. The Head of Lampung Agricultural Quarantine, Muh Jumadh said that the smuggling attempt was stopped when the joint team undertook operation at Bakaheuni Port and…
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Law Enforcement Unit (Gakkum) MoEF assisted by FLIGHT succeeded to rescue 601 songbirds
On Sunday, July 5, 2020 Law Enforcement Unit (Gakkum) MoEF Sumatra Region, first section of Medan Region assisted by FLIGHT Team succeeded to rescue 565 oriental white-eye birds (Zosterops Palpebrosus) and 36 Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher (Cyornis Rufigastra). Those birds were delivered from Aceh to Lestari Travel’s Pool at Bakaran Batu Street, Medan and not equipped with…
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North Sumatra Law Enforcement agency (Balai GAKKUM) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) rescued 1,266 Illegal Birds
On Thursday, May 7, 2020 in the midst of the corona virus outbreak, the FLIGHT team together with the Scorpion team assisted the North Sumatra Law Enforcement agency (Balai GAKKUM) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) to prevent smuggling of 1,266 birds from Aceh into North Sumatra. The GAKKUM secured the 1,266 white…
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Amidst the corona virus outbreak, our team helped the Riau Natural Resources Conservation Unit stop the smuggling of more than 1750 birds
Amidst the corona virus outbreak, our team helped the Riau Natural Resources Conservation Unit stop the smuggling of more than 1750 birds from Pekanbaru to South Sumatra on March 17. On the morning of March 17, an informant alerted FLIGHT coordinator that birds would be smuggled from Riau to South Sumatera that very night. Because…
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More than 1,300 birds have been rescued from illegal and cruel trade
On March 1, a FLIGHT investigator travelled to Curup, Bengkulu to investigate illegal trade in wild birds. The Investigator gathered information about the location, route and type of vehicles which would be used to smuggle birds. The investigator informed the team that on March 2, wholesalers would transport birds from Curup, Bengkulu to Bandar Lampung.…
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More than 1,800 birds rescued on 16 and 17 February
On February 15, a FLIGHT investigator targeted Pekanbaru, Riau to investigate the illegal trade in birds. Our investigators often disguise themselves as buyers. He successfully entered the warehouse of an illegal bird wholesaler, who was smuggling thousands of birds to Lubuk Linggau, South Sumatra that night. We did not manage to stop the action in…
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During 2019, there were 58 smuggling attempts from Sumatra to Java involving more than 41,000 wild birds which were successfully intercepted by officers
During 2019, there were 58 smuggling attempts from Sumatra to Java involving more than 41,000 wild birds which were successfully intercepted by officers. All birds that survive are released, after they undergo a health check. FLIGHT was directly involved in rescuing more than 25 thousand birds by providing information to officers and releasing confiscated birds…
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In November 2019, 12 attempts to smuggle birds from Sumatra to Java were prevented
In November 2019, 12 attempts to smuggle birds from Sumatra to Java were prevented, rescuing more than 10,000 birds. 9 attempts to smuggle birds were stopped by officers in Lampung, Sumatra whilst 3 others were foiled in Java. Birds are smuggled through buses and private cars. Species of birds rescued by officers include the Lesser…
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