More than 920 of the 1081 confiscated sunbirds have been released into the wild
On May 26, the Cilegon Quarantine Authority, assisted by FLIGHT, succeeded in preventing 1081 sunbirds from being smuggled from Sumatra to Java via Merak Port, Banten. More than 920 of the 1081 confiscated sunbirds have been released into the wild in the same day, by the West Java BKSDA, Cilegon Quarantine Authority, supported by FLIGHT.…
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FLIGHT presented a certificate of appreciation to the Agricultural Quarantine Agency
On May 7, FLIGHT Director of Communication, Namira Annisa, met with the Head of Public Relations, Agricultural Quarantine Agency, Endah Kartikawati. Namirapraised the strong relations between FLIGHT and Lampung Quarantine. She expressed our hope that the collaboration between these two organisations would expand to cover other regions vulnerable to bird smuggling. Namira presented a certificate of appreciation to the…
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More than 1600 birds smuggled from Sumatra to Java were halted by Lampung quarantine authority
On April 4, more than 1600 birds smuggled from Sumatra to Java were halted by Lampung quarantine authority, assisted by FLIGHT. On April 5, we helped release the birds back into the wild, after checking their health.
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Namira Annisa, Communication Director of Flight, presented at the “Asian Songbird Trade Specialist Group Meeting” in Singapore
Namira Annisa, Communication Director of Flight Protecting Indonesia’s birds, presented at the “Asian Songbird Trade Specialist Group Meeting” in Singapore, between 30th March – 1st April 2019. She relayed two messages: 1. FLIGHT’s progress, especially working with quarantine authorities to prevent the smuggling of birds from Sumatra to Java. Bird traders in Java are now…
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In the space of 5 days, the smuggling of more than 1400 Sumatran birds were prevented.
On March 11, FLIGHT, in collaboration with the Lampung Quarantine authorities, succeeded in preventing the smuggling of 322 Sumatran birds to Java through Bakaheuni Port. The birds were dispatched from Ogan Kumiring Ulu, south Sumatra to Tangerang, West Java. They were crammed into a cardboard box and hidden in a bus. After checking that they…
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1451 birds and 13 slow lorises released back into the wild
1451 birds were rescued by the Quarantine Authority, assisted by FLIGHT, in our joint effort to thwart the smuggling of birds in Bakaheuni Seaport, Lampung on January 21. The birds were confined in small, barren crates when we found them. Some of them had no access to food and water. 13 slow lorises were…
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The Lampung Quarantine authorities successfully foiled the smuggling of 609 birds
The Lampung Quarantine authorities successfully foiled the smuggling of 609 birds from the ‘ashy tailorbird’ (Orthotomus ruficeps) species at Bakaheuni Port, Sumatera on January 8. Together with FLIGHT, these birds were handed over to the Lampung BKSDA to be released into the wild the following day.
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The trade in, smuggling and taking of songbirds from the wild in Indonesia are out of control
The trade in, smuggling and taking of songbirds from the wild in Indonesia are out of control. Thousands of birds are smuggled in small boxes, and travel, at times, hundreds of kilometers to reach the bird markets. In many cases, these birds do not survive because of the stressful conditions under which they are kept.…
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