More Wild Birds Discovered on Java Island
The Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY) contains 67 percent of Java’s wild birds. In 1995, there were only 140 recorded wild birds in this region, yet...
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Rawa Tripa Residents Form Group to Save Environment
As many as 150 villagers from seven villages around the carbon-rich Rawa Tripa form a group to save the environment. "This is a notion from...
Police Uncover Illegal Log Factory
The Tasikmalaya Resort Police, West Java, raided two illegal storehouses and a wood processing factory in Gunung Kalong Village, Cibeureum and Jl. Letnan Harun, Indihiang...
Court Releases Two People Feasting on Orangutan Meat
The Pontianak District Court on Tuesday granted the release of Hanapi and Ignatius, two men arrested for suspicion of eating orangutan meat. Chief justice Erwin Tjong ruled...
African Lion Cubs Die in Riau Zoo
Three African lions (Pantera leo) cubs which were born at Kasang Kulim Kampar Zoo, Riau, on November 24, had finally died. The three babies gave...
Minister of Forestry Approves Banyuwangi Open-Pit Gold Mine
PT Bumi Suksesindo (BSI) will conduct open-pit gold mining on Mount Tumpang Pitu in Pesanggaran District, Banyuwangi, East Java. Mining will commence after the Minister...
Dead Springs Along Mount Arjuna
For the past 20 years, dozens of water springs on the slopes of Mount Arjuna in Pasuruan district, East Java, have been considered dead springs,...
New flasher wrasse species discovered in Indonesia
A new fish of the flasher wrasse species with striking orange color and rounded fins has been found in Indonesia's coral reefs, a conservation group...
Rafflesia Flower Blooms in Bengkulu
A Raflessia arnoldi flower has been in bloom in the forest of Liku Sembilan, Central Bengkulu, for the past few days. Passersby have been stopping...
Bengkulu Elephant Dies of Poison
A 27-year-old elephant named Yanti that belongs to Elephant Training Centre (PLG) in Putri Hijau sub-district, North Bengkulu Regency, Bengkulu, has been found dead with...