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2018 in Environmental Review for Southeast Asia
Post Views: 62 As 2018 comes to a close it is worth taking a look at the environmental trends throughout the year, with a special emphasis on those within the last six months or […]
Wildlife & Endangered Species
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Heavily pregnant Indonesian nearly deported after visa run, says husband
Post Views: 85 GEORGE TOWN: A heavily pregnant Indonesian woman married to a local who was given a hard time by immigration authorities last week when she sought an extension of her visitor’s pass […]
Environment
Riau Restoration Program Pursues Efforts to Prevent Fire, Protect Endangered Species
Post Views: 89 Jakarta — Restorasi Ekosistem Riau, or RER, has prevented fire on the 150,000 hectares of peatland forest under its control since 2015 amid continuous efforts to protect and conserve the natural […]
Environment
Indonesian authorities refute Greenpeace orangutan claim
Post Views: 220 JAKARTA — The Indonesian Environment and Forestry Ministry has vehemently rejected a claim made by Greenpeace – that over 1,000 Bornean orangutans are threatened by illegal operations in a logging concession […]
Environment
Indonesian Environment Minister Investigates The Killing of Bunta The Elephant
Post Views: 246 JAKARTA, NNC – The Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya will conduct an evaluation of the “Conservation Response Unit-CRU” management after a tame elephant named Bunta was found dead in Jamur […]
Environment
Do not feed the Komodo dragons, authorities say
Post Views: 295 The Komodo National Park authority, based in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, has posted “do not feed” signs in the park to warn visitors. “The signs are posted in 10 spots to […]
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Brick-throwing China zoo-goers kill kangaroo, injure another
Post Views: 160 Visitors to a zoo in southeastern China killed one kangaroo and injured another by throwing bricks at them in an attempt to get a reaction from the big marsupials, state media […]
Environment
Human-like calf stuns Gorontalo residents
Post Views: 165 A calf in Gorontalo captured the internet’s attention over the weekend for bearing an unnerving resemblance to a human, netizens claimed. “The calf was born on Friday afternoon in Imana Atinggola […]
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Malaysia ‘snake whisperer’ dies after cobra bite
Post Views: 398 The firefighter had gained celebrity status in Malaysia for his ability to closely handle deadly snakes. A Malaysian firefighter dubbed the “snake whisperer” has died four days after he was bitten […]
Environment
Orangutan Smokes Cigarette; Bandung Zoo Tracks Down Perpetrator
Post Views: 327 Bandung Zoo managements publically asked the person responsible for giving one of the zoo`s orangutans a cigarette to make a public apology. “We urge the perpetrator to apologize to the public,” said Bandung […]