June 21, 2022

a total of 953 birds rescued throughout half of June

A total of 953 wild birds were seized and rescued within 8 days. These confiscations occurred in two different places, East Java and Lampung. Starting on June 5th, FLIGHT managed to assist the team of Banyuwangi Agricultural Quarantine and Port Area Sector Police (KSKP) of Banyuwangi in rescuing more than 380 wild birds from a…

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June 3, 2022

Approximately 2,000 wild birds and 13 kg of pangolin scales seized in May

On the 5th month of 2022, FLIGHT successfully rescued approximately 2,000 wild birds and seized 13 kg of pangolin scales by assisting the law enforcement team. These numbers came from 4 operations in Sumatra. The first rescue was on Thursday, 12th May in Riau when an inspection by the Pelalawan Police and Riau Nature Conservation…

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April 20, 2022

More than 1800 birds rescued in the midst the holy month of Ramadan

Amidst the holy month of Ramadan, FLIGHT managed to assist the law enforcement to rescue more than 1800 wild birds Even in the middle of Ramadan, the holy month, the law enforcement managed to rescue more than 1800 wild birds from three (3) seizures from different places in 3 consecutive days. The first confiscation was…

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April 4, 2022

Training of the communities around Tahura WAR

On Wednesday, 30th March, Tahura WAR and FLIGHT held a training for the community of the Wan Abdul Rachman area at the auditorium of Wan Abdul Rachman. The training was held to help improve the economy of the communities around the forest area. A total of 40 women came as participants. A representative from Tahura…

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March 18, 2022

More than 4,000 wild birds rescued in less than 10 days.

March has just gone halfway, but within 9 days (9th-17th) of this month, there are already more than 4,000 wild birds of various species rescued from smuggling attempts. Most of these occur in Lampung, Sumatra. Starting from March 9th, Information collected by FLIGHT led to the rescue of 36 Ornate Lorikeet (Trichoglossus ornatus) from illegal wildlife…

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March 10, 2022

More than 2,000 wild birds rescued from a smuggling attempt

Cilegon Agricultural Quarantine and Port Area Sector Police (KSKP) Merak with an assist from FLIGHT thwarted a smuggling attempt of 2,528 birds of various species from Lampung on Thursday, March 3rd. These birds were planned to be shipped to Bekasi by a minibus without any required quarantine and health documents. The 2,528 birds rescued were…

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March 1, 2022

Information from FLIGHT led to a total of 5,332 wild birds rescued

Starting from February 16th, Information collected by FLIGHT led to the seizure of 265 wild birds by police and quarantine in Tanjung Perak Seaport, East Java. The birds come from Papua and will be smuggled to Surabaya by container ship. The 265 wild birds were varied in species, some of them were 100 Eclectus Parrot,…

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March 1, 2022

Birdwatching in Wan Abdul Rahman Grand Forest Park

How do you appreciate birds’ beauty without hunting and/or putting them in a cage? Answer: Birdwatching/Birding. Birdwatching is the activity of observing birds in their natural habitat. We could appreciate the beauty of birds by observing them in the wild, not by keeping them inside a small cage and keeping them as a pet. On…

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