The children in Cipeteuy Village thank Trip for Animals for their donation of books
On February 28, we delivered books donated by Trip for Animas to our reading house in Cipeteuy village, Sukabumi, West Java. Cipeteuy village borders the Gunung Halimun-Salak National Park. The children in Cipeteuy Village thank Trip for Animals for their donation of books. These young ones are grateful that these books have increased their awareness…
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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 Lampung Agriculture Quarantine Center confiscated 685 wild birds illegally
The Lampung Agriculture Quarantine Center, assisted by FLIGHT confiscated 685 wild birds, including white-eyes, prinias, tailorbirds, illegally which will be smuggled from Sumatera to Java via bakaheuni port on December 21. The birds which survived were released the next day into the Pesawaran forest park, after undergoing a health check.
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The Lampung Agriculture Quarantine Center, assisted by FLIGHT, confiscated 3,175 wild birds illegally which will be smuggled from Sumatera to Java
The Lampung Agriculture Quarantine Center, assisted by FLIGHT, confiscated 3,175 wild birds illegally which will be smuggled from Sumatera to Java via bakaheuni port on December 10. Birds which survived were released the next day into the Pesawaran forest park, after undergoing a health check. Thousands of birds without legal documents were confiscated from two…
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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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2140 Smuggled Birds Halted in Merak Port, Banten
The Cilegon Quarantine Center succeeded in stopping the illegal smuggling of 2140 birds, from Sumatra to Java in Merak Port, Banten, on Tuesday (11/27). These birds were not accompanied by the required documents. They are from the Black-throated Prinia and white eye species and would have been sent to Jakarta. Together with BKSDA and FLIGHT:…
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On November 18, we inaugurated a reading house in Cipeteuy village, Sukabumi, West Java
On November 18, we inaugurated a reading house in Cisalimar sub village, Cipeteuy village, Kabandungan District, Sukabumi, West Java. We equipped the house with books about the importance of protecting nature and biodiversity. The village borders Halimun-Salak Mountain National Park, which is rich in biodiversity. Some residents in this village work actively as bird poachers…
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