{"id":90489,"date":"2022-06-01T23:49:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T16:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ekuatorial.com\/?p=90489"},"modified":"2022-06-07T00:46:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T17:46:54","slug":"ejn-supported-stories-hastened-development-of-anoa-breeding-ground-in-sulawesi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ekuatorial.com\/en\/2022\/06\/ejn-supported-stories-hastened-development-of-anoa-breeding-ground-in-sulawesi\/","title":{"rendered":"EJN-supported stories hastened development of anoa breeding ground in Sulawesi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cradled by the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, Buton is the largest island off the southeastern peninsula of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.&nbsp; Though Buton only comprises around&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.yello.link\/opwall\/files\/2018\/12\/The-biological-importance-of-the-Buton-Forests.pdf\">3% of the total land area&nbsp;<\/a>of the Sulawesi subregion, it is home to 62% of the area\u2019s terrestrial birds, 42% of snakes and 33% of butterflies, according to the Opwall Biodiversity Value Report published in 2018.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThis story also appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/earthjournalism.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Earth Journalism Network<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<p>Data provided by Global Forest Watch shows that Buton Island has experienced significant forest loss in its coastal areas since 2001. Buton is the nation\u2019s only location with natural asphalt deposits, colloquially known among asphalt production companies worldwide as \u2018Buton Rock\u2019, a sought-after&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/bai.co.id\/\">asphalt additive to improve durability of hot mix pavements worldwide.<\/a>&nbsp;Southeast Sulawesi is also home to over 1.8 billion tons of nickel reserves.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This rampant deforestation driven by mining activities is endangering the unique flora and fauna of Buton Island, none more so than a small species of wild cattle called anoa, a provincial symbol endemic to the region.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a diet that consists primarily of grasses, palm and ferns, these herbivores play a critical role in the Sulawesi ecosystem.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucnredlist.org\/species\/3126\/46364222%C2%A0%C2%A0\">IUCN red list<\/a>, there are no more than<a href=\"https:\/\/animalia.bio\/lowland-anoa#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20IUCN%20Red%20List%2C%20the%20total,%28EN%29%20on%20the%20IUCN%20Red%20List.%20Ecological%20niche\">&nbsp;2,500 anoa<\/a>&nbsp;in the world, and&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nasional.tempo.co\/read\/844430\/mengapa-anoa-terancam-punah-di-sulawesi\">online reports from 2018<\/a>&nbsp;suggest that fewer than 300 exist in the Buton Regency in Southeast Sulawesi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ancaman Kepunahan Anoa di Pulau Buton\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9qqyVGJj2XY?start=5&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Local journalist Riza Salman recognized the urgency of the problem in 2016 and began researching and writing reports on the decline of anoa. In 2020, Salman sought support from EJN as another opportunity to report on the subject, which he felt was key to influencing the local government to prioritize anoa conservation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBetween 2016 and 2019, I encountered challenges finding data and sources. I was able to obtain information [about the anoa] from several local studies that were conducted, but there were no definitive results. In 2020, my EJN mentor, Florence Armein, recommended sources for me to contact. That ultimately led me to authorities that were able to answer my questions.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020, Salman wrote and published two EJN-supported stories in EJN\u2019s partner platform, the geojournalism website&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekuatorial.com\/2020\/05\/anoa-masyarakat-dan-konsesi-tambang-aspal-di-sekitar-sm-lambusango\/\">Ekuatorial.com:<\/a>&nbsp;\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekuatorial.com\/2020\/05\/anoa-masyarakat-dan-konsesi-tambang-aspal-di-sekitar-sm-lambusango\/\">Anoa, Masyarakat, dan Konsesi Tambang Aspal di Sekitar SM Lambusango<\/a>\u201d (Anoa, Society, and Mining Concessions around Lambusango Forest Reserve), and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekuatorial.com\/2020\/05\/nasib-anoa-di-pulau-buton-berada-di-ujung-tanduk\/\">Nasib Anoa di Pulau Buton Berada di Unjung Tanduk<\/a>\u201d (The Dire Fate of Buton Island\u2019s Anoa). Both stories addressed the threats faced by the anoa and the risk of their imminent extinction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ekuatorial-custom-image-block vue-component image-block-container\"><div class=\"image-block-container\"><div class=\"image-section\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-with-Anoa_2.jpeg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"credited-image\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"text-section\"><span class=\"callout-title image-description\">Riza Salman during his visit to an asphalt mining industry in Buton, Southeast Sulawesi <\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Salman\u2019s stories triggered responses from government officials and activists alike. The head of the Buton Regency District, La Bakry, mentioned to external researcher Reza Zaini, who contributed to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/earthjournalism.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-12\/25x25_EJNReport_FINAL_20210907.pdf\">EJN\u2019s<\/a>&nbsp;report documenting the impacts of EJN-supported stories, that anoa disappearing from Buton Island would be \u201ca slap to our face.\u201d La Bakry explained that such a scenario would mean that Southeast Sulawesi Province had failed to carry out the objectives of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asianwildcattle.org\/uploads\/1\/2\/1\/8\/121825577\/strategy_and_action_plan_for_anoa_conservation_2013-2022_english.pdf\">2013-2022 Strategic Action Plan on Anoa Conservation<\/a>, a national mandate that directed each province in the Sulawesi Island Region to establish an anoa conservation area.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was this that spurred him and other officials from various agencies such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wiser.directory\/organization\/walhi-southeast-sulawesi\/\">WALHI<\/a>&nbsp;(Southeast Sulawesi Forum for the Environment),&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/indonesia.wcs.org\/Wild-Places\/North-Sulawesi.aspx\">WCS&nbsp;<\/a>(Sulawesi Wild Conservation Society) and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.izaa.org\/\">PKBSI<\/a>, (Indonesian Zoo Association) to act.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly two years after the publication of both articles, in 2022, Salman met with Berli Harli Tombili, head of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/disparsultra.id\/en\/\">Southeast Sulawesi Tourism Office<\/a>, who had major news. The southeast Sulawesi governor, Ali Mazi, had welcomed a proposal by the Kolaka District Administration to designate Padamarang Island, one of Buton\u2019s southeast islands, an anoa breeding center.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-jeo\"><blockquote><p><strong>As a person who is native to Sulawesi, I now know that there is hope for this endemic species, and hope for current and future generations.<\/strong><\/p><cite>Riza Salman<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On April 5th, 2022, the Kolaka District Administration announced that they would build a conservation breeding center for anoa on neighboring Padamarang Island, which would protect anoa from being hunted, and from land clearance activities such as asphalt production and nickel mining.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-galvanized-audience\"><strong>A galvanized audience&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Local activist Dhani Rupawan, the founder&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kpa.kpa.71271466\">Tarsius Nature Lover Community<\/a>&nbsp;(KPA Tarsius), a community education organization, maintains that Southeast Sulawesi Province, especially the Buton Regency, did not prioritize the 2013-2022 Strategic Action plan on anoa conservation, preferring instead to take a pro-business stance and accommodate the land use needs of the flourishing mining industry.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, for many years, there was no sign that the directive would be put into effect. Then, Salman\u2019s stories began to be circulated widely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anoa, Southeast Sulawesi, Riza Salman\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9DyxpCWWIeI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Salman shared his stories and met virtually with La Ode Kaida, Head of the Southeast Sulawesi Office of Natural Resource Conservation, who shared them with his network.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prianto, a staff member at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bksdadki.com\/\">BKSDA<\/a>, Indonesia\u2019s government conservation agency, said that both stories were shared on WhatsApp groups used by government officials and soon reached wider audiences in different government sectors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"486\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-WA_1.png?resize=486%2C864&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-WA_1.png?w=486&amp;ssl=1 486w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-WA_1.png?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-WA_1.png?resize=400%2C711&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"486\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-WA_2.png?resize=486%2C864&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-WA_2.png?w=486&amp;ssl=1 486w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-WA_2.png?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-WA_2.png?resize=400%2C711&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Salman\u2019s WhatsApp exchanges with La Ode Kaida from the Kaida from Southeast Sulawesi Office of Natural Resource Conservation, who agreed to share Salman\u2019s stories<\/em> \/ <em>Credit: Riza Salman<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said Salman\u2019s stories resulted in increased cooperation between the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/avpn.asia\/organisation\/ministry-of-national-development-planning-bappenas\/\">Southeast Sulawesi Ministry of National Development Planning<\/a>, the Southeast Sulawesi Office of Natural Resource Conservation, the Buton Regency, the Southeast Sulawesi Tourism Office, the Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) of Southeast Sulawesi and local NGOs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter this [anoa] report, we now have a sense of solidarity between different institutions,\u201d Prianto said. The Southeast Sulawesi Office of Natural Resource Conservation and law-making institutions began to prioritize anoa conservation as part of their policies. Prianto credited the rich data presented by the EJN-supported journalist for triggering this change.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salman\u2019s stories, which focused on the species\u2019 imminent extinction, sparked internal conversations among officers and encouraged the government to make a proposal for a more remote anoa breeding center.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"378\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-KPA-Photo.png?resize=378%2C864&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-KPA-Photo.png?w=378&amp;ssl=1 378w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-KPA-Photo.png?resize=131%2C300&amp;ssl=1 131w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><figcaption>Members of KPA Tarsius, a youth organization that has been intensively educating the local community to participate in anoa conservation efforts through the protection of local forest habitat \/ Credit: KPA Tarsius<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To make the center a reality, the Southeast Sulawesi Office of Natural Conservation submitted a plan to the Southeast Sulawesi Ministry of National Development Planning, and a financial proposal to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bappeda.jakarta.go.id\/\">Bappeda&nbsp;<\/a>office, the government body responsible for approving the budget for provincial level development plans. Throughout 2021, the agency intensified pressure for a financial proposal for an anoa breeding center to be approved.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Tombili revealed that plans for the anoa conservation center had been approved and the local government was finally moving toward breeding conservation, Salman was \u201cbeyond thrilled\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a person who is native to Sulawesi, I now know that there is hope for this endemic species, and hope for current and future generations,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though the primary use of the breeding center is to increase anoa numbers and pull the species back from the brink of extinction, Mazi, the governor of Southeast Sulawesi, hopes that the breeding center in Padamarang will become an attraction for conservation tourism, inspiring more parties to partake in anoa conservation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Padamarang is one of the region\u2019s seven newly appointed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nuadvisory.id\/2019\/10\/25\/wakatobi-tourism-infrastructure-planning\/\">national strategic tourism areas<\/a>&nbsp;and is categorized as a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.org\/theme\/protected-areas\/about\/protected-areas-categories\/category-v-protected-landscapeseascape\">category V<\/a>&nbsp;landscape by the IUCN, acknowledged to be a protected area of people and nature with significant ecological, biological and cultural value.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belli Harli Tombili of the Southeast Sulawesi Tourism office, who shared the news about the breeding center with Salman in April, is also excited about its implications. \u201cThrough a tourism approach, we can make [anoa conservation] happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of publishing, Salman was unable to obtain information about the progress of the center, but he remains optimistic that there is increased political will from the local government to prioritize wildlife conservation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Padamarang-Island.png?resize=810%2C359&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90503\" width=\"810\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Padamarang-Island.png?resize=1024%2C454&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Padamarang-Island.png?resize=300%2C133&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Padamarang-Island.png?resize=768%2C341&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Padamarang-Island.png?resize=1536%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Padamarang-Island.png?resize=1200%2C532&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Padamarang-Island.png?resize=1568%2C696&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Padamarang-Island.png?resize=400%2C177&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Padamarang-Island.png?w=1582&amp;ssl=1 1582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><figcaption>Padamarang Island, located off of the Sulawesi peninsula \/ Credit: Google Maps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-complex-relationship\">A complex relationship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The anoa is the official provincial mascot and a national symbol for Sulawesi, but according to Salman, the importance of the mammal has long been overlooked and poorly understood \u2014 and its relationship with its human co-inhabitants on Buton Island is complex.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 27,374.60-hectare&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indonesianforest.or.id\/lambusango-wildlife-reserve\/\">Lambusango Forest Reserve<\/a>, which is home to most anoa in this region, directly abuts the residents&#8217; settlements in Lawele. Endangered by the degradation of their habitat, anoa wander into local villages with increasing regularity, where they are hunted for their meat. Anoa meat has been described as fiery, and many men believe that eating it will give them prowess and courage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI last got anoa about two years ago; I received 1 million and a half (rupiah) of meat per head,\u201d Abudin, a former anoa trapper told Salman for his report \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekuatorial.com\/id\/anoa-masyarakat-dan-konsesi-tambang-aspal-di-sekitar-sm-lambusango\/\">\u201cAnoa, Masyarakat, dan Konsesi Tambang Aspal di Sekitar SM Lambusango<\/a>\u201d (Anoa, Society, and Mining Concessions around Lambusango Forest Reserve).\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ekuatorial-custom-image-block vue-component image-block-container\"><div class=\"image-block-container\"><div class=\"image-section\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/4-scaled-e1589788844542.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Riza Salman\" class=\"credited-image\" \/><div class=\"image-info-wrapper\"><span class=\"dashicons dashicons-camera-alt image-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"image-meta\">Riza Salman<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"text-section\"><span class=\"callout-title image-description\">Abudin (47), a former anoa trapper, poses in front of the Anoa rescue announcement plan. Abudin stopped snaring after receiving information about the ban on capturing Anoa as a protected animal<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Anoa are also killed for foraging farmers\u2019 crops for food. Despite their docile appearance, anoa are easily excitable and can become dangerous, particularly during breeding season. Local communities sometimes refer to anoa as referred to as \u2018demons of the forest,\u2019 as they\u2019re known to use their sharp short horns to attack domestic cattle and other livestock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salman\u2019s stories helped inspire community education and advocacy efforts to change these mindsets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the stories were published, the Tarsius Nature Lover Community (KPA Tarsius) began to encourage the local community to cease hunting anoa and protect its forest habitat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"477\" height=\"923\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-Komika.png?resize=477%2C923&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-Komika.png?w=477&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-Komika.png?resize=155%2C300&amp;ssl=1 155w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-Komika.png?resize=400%2C774&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><figcaption>Salman shared his articles on Facebook and in WhatsApp groups, which reached local government and policymakers, inspiring them to act \/ Credit: Riza Salman.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter Riza shared his article with me, I shared it with some of the community, who decided to be more involved,\u201d said KPA Tarsius\u2019 founder Rupawan, who sought to disseminate these messages among local villagers, especially those who might not have read Riza\u2019s reports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His organization helped create a community-based report system to address anoa wandering onto farms or into villages. \u201cTwo or three months ago, there was a farmer who noticed an anoa following a herd of his livestock,\u201d Rupawan explained. \u201cThe local conservation agency received the report from this member of the community and came to safely handle and relocate the anoa.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent months, KPA\u2019s reports to the local conservation agency in the Buton Regency have steadily increased \u2014 and the reports have expanded to other wildlife, such as endemic birds and snakes as well as anoa. \u201cThe higher number of reports we have received reflects a higher conservation awareness among the community,\u201d Rupawan said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local journalists, also inspired by Salman\u2019s reporting, sought to make his story more accessible to communities.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.komikid.com\/\">Komikia.id<\/a>, a comic-based citizen journalist site, retold the story about the risk of anoa extinction in comic form.&nbsp; According to Riza, Komikia were inspired because they knew that this report had influenced the local government.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-Komika2_1.png?resize=975%2C227&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-Komika2_1.png?w=975&amp;ssl=1 975w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-Komika2_1.png?resize=300%2C70&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-Komika2_1.png?resize=768%2C179&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ekuatorial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Riza-Komika2_1.png?resize=400%2C93&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><figcaption>Komikia comic on anoa extinction in Southeast Sulawesi, which replicates Riza\u2019s reports into a comic The comic below was published on November 10, 2020 \/ Credit: Riza Salman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-challenges-ahead\">Challenges ahead<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With increased community response, education and the implementation of the captive breeding center, Salman hopes that anoa can be brought back from the brink of extinction. According to the Action Plan for Anoa Conservation, its numbers would have to double to reach a minimum viable population size.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though his stories contributed to critical changes in attitudes and behaviors, anoas remain vulnerable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI still hear stories from local authorities about how people who co-habit with anoa habitat still consume the meat,\u201d said the journalist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rupawan pointed out that it\u2019s a fine balance between protecting the environment, conserving wildlife, and being mindful of people\u2019s needs and livelihoods as well.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-jeo\"><blockquote><p><strong>The very fact that wildlife is attacking them is because wildlife is threatened<\/strong>.<\/p><cite>Dhani Rupawan, founder of KPA Tarsius<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTheir habitat is threatened. This is why they are getting attacked, their crops are being eaten, it is because we need to take care of their habitat,\u201d he added. \u201cTo me, [local communities] need to understand.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vested interests of asphalt mining industries will likely prove to be an impediment to the anoa conservation cause as well; conservation facilities cannot generate as much money as mining industries do.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salman remains concerned about the possibility of the construction of a special Economic Zone in Buton to accommodate the mining industry. \u201cThere hasn\u2019t been a lot of movement to prevent this from happening,\u201d he explains. If the Economic Zone were to be implemented, it would be directly on anoa habitat. &#8220;I plan to continue to monitor this story so that I can put pressure on the government to try to find a more sustainable way of running this zone,\u201d he says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This report was written by Signi Livingstone-Peters and first published by the <a href=\"https:\/\/earthjournalism.net\/program-updates\/ejn-supported-stories-hastened-development-of-anoa-breeding-ground-in-sulawesi\">Internews&#8217; Earth Journalism Network<\/a> on 31 May 2022. Impact Researcher M. Reza Zaini contributed to this report.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sulawesi is home to unique flora and fauna, increasingly endangered by mining and deforestation activities. Anoa, an endemic species of wild water buffalo, is on the brink of extinction. 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