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Moved by the rampant forest degradation and wildlife trade in Indonesia, ProFauna Indonesia's activists held a head-shaving fundraising event in Malang on 18th November 2012.

MNC TV, a national television group in Indonesia, held an internal workshop for its employees on wildlife conservation and animal welfare to increase their capacity about the issues last 27 September 2012. It was held in MNC TV's office in Jakarta featuring some keynote speakers like Rosek Nursahid (Chairman of ProFauna Indonesia), Dr. Ligaya (The Indonesian Veterinary Association), and Fahrul (Burung Indonesia/ Indonesian BirdLife).

(09/25/2012) ProFauna Indonesia condemns the policy of the Natural Resources Conservation Center of the Forestry Department (known and abbreviated as BKSDA) in Ternate, the capital of North Maluku, Eastern Indonesia for issuing a permit letter to transport protected parrots to some officers of the Indonesian National Armed Force (known and abbreviated as TNI).

ProFauna Bali working together with Yayasan Manikaya Kauci (a local foundation) provided Bali Police Officers on wildlife law enforcement training on 19 September 2012 in Denpasar, Bali.

MNC, the parent company of several national televisions such as Global TV, RCTI, and MNC TV, promises not use a protected wildlife in their programs or shows. The official statement was expressed during a meeting with ProFauna Indonesia and other NGOs on 11th September 2012 at the office in Jakarta. Previously on 8th July 2012, ProFauna Indonesia and the other NGOs reported the company for allegedly abuse of a slow loris in the series named Aladin aired in MNC TV.

During the campaign by a well-known shopping center in Malang - East Java on 8 August 2012, ProFauna Indonesia's activists invited the public not to consume wildlife meat because the consumption would lead to wildlife extinction in the wild. The campaign was delivered through a unique campaign where some activists sat behind a table with primate-head-like stuffed dolls lying on.