Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Wed, 07/04/2012 - 10:00
(07/04/2012) The illegal primate trade in Indonesia remains high in two big cities in the country: Jakarta and Palembang (South Sumatera). The investigation report of ProFauna Indonesia and the International Primate Protection League (IPPL) shows that dozens of primates are killed for the meat and brain as delicacies every month in both cities.
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 11:00
The illegal primate trade in Palembang - South Sumatera gets worse where dozens of primates including the protected species like the slow loris (Nycticebus sp) and the siamang (Hylobates syndactilus) are sold every month. More information
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Wed, 06/27/2012 - 10:30
In order to further activate the campaign of forest and wildlife protection in Indonesia, ProFauna forms a specialty team for campaigning. Members of the team which has been named GREEN WARRIOR are carefully selected from ProFauna Supporter (local volunteers). GREEN WARRIOR acts as the main team running ProFauna's street campaigns that are well-known as attractive and brave to urging the protection of wildlife and their habitat.
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Fri, 06/08/2012 - 11:00
The joint team tried to catch the monkey by setting food-bait which had been sedated. Couple days later, the locals contacted ProFauna and reported that the monkey had been caught in severe condition. The poor creature was shot in its chest with limp leg probably caused by hard object. The primate could not walk itself and looked stressed.
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 18:00
The latest update on the attack of a long-tailed monkey (Macaca fascicularis) causing the death of a villager in a Banjar (Sub-Village) Tengah, Nongan Village, Gianyar Regency; named Nyoman Gunung on 14th May 2012 showed that the villagers together with the authorities (the police and the armed force) had successfully shot the "crazy monkey" to death five days later (19th May 2012).
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 11:00
The illegal wildlife trade has become the second largest threat towards the Indonesian wildlife after habitat loss. According to ProFauna Indonesia's survey which has been conducted for many years, it shows that most of the traded wildlife in Indonesia is wild caught instead of captive bred. The trade has caused local extinction to some wildlife endemic to Indonesia.
