Indonesia Wildlife Connection

A lot of news links we post are in Bahasa Indonesia. To understand the content please do translate using your favorite translation software :). Happy reading

The CITES Secretariat and the Secretariat of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) have jointly published two guides to facilitate the identification of shark and ray species common in the Southeast Asian region: bit.ly/3gH1KgJ

Burung Indonesia mencatat jumlah jenis burung pada 2021 mencapai 1812 jenis. Hal ini berarti terjadi penambahan sebanyak 18 jenis dari tahun sebelumnya.

Pemecahan taksonomi dari satu menjadi dua jenis atau lebih menjadi faktor utama yang menyebabkan penambahan signifikan jumlah jenis burung di Indonesia.

Check out this #whiterumpedshama infographic by Dunia Jebi (tinyurl.com/2b6bzf72) an Indonesian organisation focused on early education. I, @indowildconn, @wildlifeasia13 and Jebi are developing wildlife conservation materials. More info and support tinyurl.com/wf5ntv

So excited about this! Working to establish something with Dunia Jebi and @indowildconn for #wildlifeconservation starting with #songbirds! More to come soon. Teasers to what we are doing can be seen at wildlifeasia.org.au/saving_songbir… @wildlifeasia13 #saveindonesiansongbirds

It's #worldearthday and I with @indowildconn and a great team of collaborators at Dunia Jebi are launching something new! So excited to share in a bit! #wildlifeconservation #wildlifeeducation #indonesiawildlifeeducation

In celebration of Kartini Day, a women's empowerment day to commemorate the national heroine R.A. Kartini, @indowildconn with a panel of amazing women are holding a virtual talkshow to encourage Indonesian women in having a career in conservation.#harikartini #womeninconservation

Check out @MCRSociety's new program on songbirds! More info on what they do on this issue , publications, etc here: mcrsociety.org/programmes/son… @Cshepherd7R @ChirpsTrade

Aiming to get @indowildconn also back on track! It's been dormant for a while now -_-''

Indonesian authorities find 74 Black-capped Lories, 10 of which were dead, on a ship in West #Papua. The birds are believed to be smuggled to Java. #parrots m.kumparan.com/balleonews/bks…

Using media news reports to analyse trade routes. New paper out!

BREAKING NEWS: The Red List has just been updated with 8,225 assessments, including 6,722 species added to the list for the first time. Read the press release: ow.ly/lodp50xwelQ

Kill 1 get 5. MoEF (Gakkum) arrested the poacher in Riau province allegedly killed a female tiger. Sadly, 4 fetus were also found at the tiger. @IUCNRedList @IUCN_ASAP @Global_TigerDay

Sentence of 1.3 years in jail and 50 million IDR in fine for smuggling 7000 horseshoe crabs. Predicted the destinations were China, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia (In Bahasa Indonesia) mongabay.co.id/2019/12/01/sat…

Blind orangutan found with 24 pellets his body now in stable condition bit.ly/2pX86jY

Online seller of wildlife sentenced to 15 months in Jail by Pekanbaru court. (In bahasa Indonesia) riaumandiri.id/read/detail/77…

Foiled smuggling of 1812 birds by BKSDA Serang from South Sumatra into Java through Cilegon. (In bahasa Indonesia). Most birds were found dead due to the journey. news.detik.com/berita/d-48015…

Perdagangan ilegal satwa liar adalah bisnis ilegal terbesar ke-4 setelah narkoba, pencucian uang, perdagangan manusia. Bandara punya peran penting u/ menghetikan bisnis haram ini. @usaidindonesia @ditjenksdae @ROUTESPartners @WCS_ID @TRAFFIC_WLTrade @AngkasaPura_2

Good job for detection dog unit. Hundreds of birds and turtles smuggling were detected by the authorities at Bakauheni Seaport, Lampung. Trans-provinces buses used by the smugglers to transport birds,small mammals, and primates from Sumatra to Java @WCS_ID @TheWCS @WCSNewsroom