Bukittinggi Police arrested a man of bird trading
Bukittinggi Police with an assist from FLIGHT arrested a man who was suspected to be a seller of protected birds in Parabek Nagari Ladang Laweh, Agam, West Sumatra on Tuesday, October 5th. F (49) was arrested after the police got information from the residents around. The police also secured 583 birds as evidence. The birds…
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Riau Police caught a man selling hornbill casques
Riau Police with the help from FLIGHT successfully arrested a West Sumatran Man as a hornbill casques collector and seized four (4) hornbill casques from him. The perpetrator, Onar (39) who’s a collector of the hornbill casques planned to sell the casques for Two to Three Million Rupiahs. He was caught at the General Sudirman…
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A smuggling attempt of 190 wild birds thwarted
On 1st July of 2021 FLIGHT assisted the Nature Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and Lampung Police stopped a smuggling attempt of 190 birds on the highway of Lampung, Indonesia. We found 190 birds secured inside 5 fruit boxes and 4 card boxes. These birds were transported with DAMRI bus with BD 7607 CZ license plate number.…
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133 Kilogram of Pangolin Scales and a bear cub seized by Indonesian National Police in Jambi and West Sumatra
Flight successfully assisted Indonesian National Police on the disclosure of protected wildlife trade in Jambi and West Sumatra on February 17 & 19 2021. 133 kilogram of Pangolin Scales and a bear cub were saved from this mission. Two perpetrators were secured from different locations. National Police seized 105 Kilogram of Pangolin Scales in Jambi,…
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Wildlife trader arrested with 2 Agile Gibbon, 4.7 kg of Pangolin Scales and 34 songbirds in West Sumatra.
Flight successfully assisted West Sumatra Regional Police Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation on the disclosure of protected animal trade in West Sumatra. 2 Agile gibbons, 32 Greater Green Leafbirds, 1 Blue Winged Leafbirds, 1 Blue Masked Leaf birds were saved from this mission as well as 4.7 kilograms of pangolin scales were confiscated. The 47…
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FLIGHT assisted the Law Enforcement Unit, MoEF rescued 4 gibbons, 3 langurs, and 3 Long Tailed Macaques from illegal trade
On March 30, FLIGHT assisted the Law Enforcement Unit, MoEF rescued 4 gibbons, 3 langurs, and 3 Long Tailed Macaques from illegal trade in Pekanbaru, Riau. 4 traders have been arrested. Amid the corona virus outbreak, wildlife crime continues to occur. This rescue is due FLIGHT’s involvement in providing information to authorities about suspected…
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We held a demonstration in front of the Sukabumi Regent office, asking management to close the Cikidang Hunting Resort
On the 4th of October, we held a demonstration in front of the Sukabumi Regent office, asking management to close the Cikidang Hunting Resort. We were met by the Head of the Office of National Unity and Community Protection, Sukabumi Regency, Mr Dodi. He promised to follow up on our demands. Cikidang Hunting Resort is…
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Lampung Quarantine assisted by FLIGHT, stopped the smuggling of more than 1,000 birds
BKSDA and Lampung Quarantine, assisted by FLIGHT, released more than 1,000 of seized birds back into the wild on August 17. On August 16, Lampung Quarantine assisted by FLIGHT, stopped the smuggling of more than 1,000 birds from West Sumatera to Jakarta at Bakaheuni Port, Lampung; species included white eyes and the chestnut-capped laughingthrush.
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