FLIGHT paid a friendly visit to the Indonesian quarantine agency
On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, FLIGHT paid a friendly visit to the Indonesian quarantine agency in Jakarta. The visit was to conduct a more in-depth discussion on saving protected wildlife, especially birds from illegal wildlife trade and to tighten our synergy with Indonesian Government Authorities Nabila Fatma as the Director of Communication of FLIGHT was…
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Case of Illegal Wildlife Trade in Protected Birds in Lampung on Trial
On October 30, one of the representatives from FLIGHT appeared as a wittness in the trial of the Ilegal Trade case of dozens of protected birds at the Tanjung Karang Court, Bandar Lampung. On August 8, 2023, defendants Ridho and Sujarot were arrested by Officers from the law Enforcement unit,MoEF for Attempting to smuggle dozens…
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FLIGHT Provides Education to Students about Songbird Conservation Efforts
On Friday, October 13rd 2023,FLIGHT Supported UPTD KPHK TAHURA WAR to educate High School Students of Al Karim Nature School about songbird conservation efforts in Wan Abdul Rachman Great Forest Park. This aims to create an understanding of the importance of protecting and conserving wildlife, especially songbird in their natural habitat. They also get an…
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FLIGHT provides awareness to community groups in Tanjung Agung Village, Lampung
On Wednesday, October 18 2023, FLIGHT together with Management Unit of Wan Abdul Rachman Grand Forest Park (Tahura WAR) visited the Sumber Maju II Group in Tanjung Agung Village, Lampung. The location of Tanjung Agung Village is close to the Wan Abdul Rachman Grand Forest Park area. Wan Abdul Rachman Grand Forest Park is Nature…
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FLIGHT Received an Award from the Indonesian Quarantine Agency
Flight received an award from the Indonesian Quarantine Agency for its participation in supporting the implementation of the duties and functions of the Indonesian Quarantine Agency in efforts to protect natural resources in Indonesia Territory The award was handed over by the Director General of Law Enforcement MoEF Rasio Ridho Sani to the Executive Director…
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During the period April-September 2023, 17,525 live individual wildlife were rescued from the illegal wildlife trade
During the period April-September 2023, FLIGHT have assisted the authorities in thwarting 37 cases of attempted smuggling and illegal wildlife trade. There were 17,525 individual wildlife-various species that were rescued, of which 17,481 individuals or 99.75 percent were wild birds. Of the 17,481 wild birds rescued from the illegal wildlife trade, 16,899 or 96.67 percent…
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Between January-March 2023, more than 11,000 songbirds were confiscated by government authorities
The level of the illegal songbird trade in Indonesia has not shown a significant decline even though the confiscation rate has been quite high, at least in the last three years. Between January-March 2023 alone, more than 11,000 songbirds were confiscated by government authorities. But this is just a fraction of the huge number of…
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Since January 2022, 35 Sulawesi Red-Knobbed Hornbill have been rescued from illegal trade
The number of illegal trade in the Sulawesi Red-Knobbed Hornbill (Aceros cassidix) in the past year is quite high. From January 2022-March 2023, 35 Sulawesi Red-Knobbed Hornbill were rescued from illegal trade. 25 of the Sulawesi Red-Knobbed Hornbill were rescued from illegal trade throughout 2022. These birds were rescued at the same location, are at…
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