Are Indonesia’s orangutans and other iconic endangered species on track for extinction, or enjoying a recovery under the country’s current green-minded government? It depends on who you ask. But amid ...

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Police in Indonesia’s Aceh province have arrested two wildlife trafficking suspects allegedly behind five tiger poaching rings operating in the forests of northern Sumatra. The arrests followed a ...

Zoos have been shuttered and wildlife rehabilitation centers barred from releasing animals into the wild as a result of measures imposed in Indonesia to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Without revenue ...

JAKARTA: For decades, Indonesia’s protected wildlife such as songbirds and orangutans have been traded illegally and even smuggled out of the country, to the detriment of the species. A revised law ...

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Adorable photos captured at a wildlife sanctuary in Indonesia document the lives of baby orangutans rescued from the wildlife trade as they prepare to be reintroduced into the wild. The images show ...

Indonesia's top Muslim clerical body has issued a fatwa, or edict, against illegal wildlife trafficking. This unprecedented step by the Indonesian Council of Ulama, in the country with the world's ...

In an ever-widening battle against Indonesia’s animal traffickers, conservationists are turning to hi-tech tools, from cutting-edge DNA barcoding to smartphone apps that can identify illegal wildlife ...

JAKARTA, INDONESIA — The monkey, shackled to an iron stake, paced a narrow strip of dirt filled with its own excrement. As people laughed and pointed, the creature bared its teeth and lunged at the ...

From cutting-edge DNA barcoding to smartphone apps that can identify illegal wildlife sales, conservationists are turning to hi-tech tools in their battle against Indonesia’s animal traffickers.