News on Indonesian Wildlife
Press Release
| 9 August 2006
PETUNGSEWU WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTRE (PPS) RELEASES
45 WILD ANIMALS INTO TAMAN NASIONAL BROMO TENGGER
SEMERU
41 Javan ebony langurs (Trachyphitecus
auratus) or locally known as lutung and 4
barking deers (Muntiacus muntjak) received
a second chance to live in their habitats. They
were released into the National Park of Bromo
Tengger Semeru (TNBTS) on 9th August
2006 in East Java.
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21 June
2006
Press Release
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2006 is the year for turtle, ProFauna
appeals to stop sea turtles trade
Despite being protected
by legislation, turtles and their body
parts are still traded in many regions of
Indonesia. These are in the form of meat,
eggs, carapace and souvenirs made out of
body parts. ProFauna Indonesia has
recorded that up to 1000 turtles are
slaughtered each year for mounted
taxidermic display and sold along the
south coast of Java. About 60 are
accidentally trapped each year by
fishermen and consumed.
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03/06/06
Bantul earth
quake - ProFauna Indonesia animal rescue program
Bantul is the epicentre and is very badly affected
by the earth quake disaster. The area is now
covered by ruins and tumbled down buildings.
More than 300,000 houses are affected. More
than 6000 people died.
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12/05/06
The lucky seven which go back to the sea
Seven large green
turtles
(Chelonia
mydas)
are very lucky to be alive. They were
poached from southern coast near Banyuwangi in
East Java and were en route in a vessel to Tanjung
Benoa, Bali,
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30/04/2006
ProFauna Indonesia set off for Mount Merapi
to evacuate animals
On Sunday, 30th
April 2006, ProFauna Indonesia’s team sets off for Yogyakarta (Central Java)
to coordinate an evacuation of live stocks and domestic animals which are
seriously threatened by Mount Merapi eruption.
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