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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Illegal smuggling of 3726 birds on the way to Java successfully thwarted
On Tuesday, 22nd June 2021, Lampung Regional Police together with Bengkulu Nature Conservation Agency and FLIGHT successfully thwarted the illegal smuggling of 3726 birds. The truck with BE 8732 GP license plate number was running away from the police inspection. After the chase, it was confirmed that the truck was containing 3726 birds, 36 of…
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2083 Birds from different species seized by Cilegon Police, Nature Conservation Agency, and Cilegon Agricultural Quarantine with an assist from FLIGHT
As many as 2083 birds from different species were going to be smuggled from Lampung to Banten, thankfully, the smuggling was successfully thwarted by Cilegon Police, Nature Conservation Agency (BKSDA), and Cilegon Agricultural Quarantine with an assist from FLIGHT. On Wednesday (09/06/2021) at 4 AM, officers from Sector Police of KSKP Merak secured a colt…
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Ministry of Environment and Forestry Released 4 White-bellied Sea Eagle to Celebrate World Biodiversity Day
Director General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry together with Bangka Belitung Islands Regional Police, Director General of Law Enforcement, and Deputy Governor of Bangka Belitung released 2 pairs of White-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) to the Munjang Mangrove Protected Forest Area on Monday, 24th May 2021. …
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Trigana Air Pilot Smuggled 180 Wild Birds.
The Law Enforcement (Gakkum) from Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) Jabalnusra area had settled Trigana Air Boeing 737 Series 300 PK-YSN pilot (AS) as the suspect for smuggling of 180 wild birds illegally from Papua to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport. The case started when a Nature Conservation Agency (BKSDA) officer in Jakarta received an information…
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32 Javan Myna were confiscated by Nature Conservation Agency (BKSDA)
32 Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus) were confiscated by Nature Conservation Agency (BKSDA) from two dealers at Nagari Persiapan Kandih, Agam Regency on Friday, 30th April 2021. Ade Putra, the head of BSDA Agam Resort said that the confiscation was started when an officer was on a Safari Ramadhan trip at Tanjung Raya sub-district. The officer…
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Smuggling of 1650 birds consisted of 1150 Bulbuls, 300 Sparrows, 125 Tailorbirds, and 75 Bar-winged Prinia was thwarted successfully
Smuggling of 1650 birds was successfully thwarted on Friday, 2nd April 2021 by Lampung Agricultural Quarantine, Bakaheuni Port Area with an assist from FLIGHT. “The smuggling was caught because they didn’t provide a health document and also another required documents,” said Isaias, the official representative from Bakaheuni Agricultural Quarantine. A total of 1650 birds consisted…
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The Seizure of Pangolin Scales and Helmeted Hornbill Casques in West Sumatra
Two people arrested after Information collected by FLIGHT on the trade in wild birds in West Sumatera provinces led to the seizure of 35 kilogram pangolin scales and 3 helmeted hornbill casques by police and Law Enforcement Unit MoEF on April 14th. The perpetrators, having initial of JAN (44) and RAL (59) was caught based…
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