Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Sun, 07/17/2011 - 11:00
Tanjung Benoa in Bali Island has been notoriously known as the hub of the green turtle trade. In general, the sea turtle trade in Bali has drastically dropped since the year 2000. However, the recent confiscation shows that the smuggling and trade of sea turtle keeps happening secretly because there is demand of the green turtle meat in the island.
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 11:00
ProFauna held its biennial conference inviting its 100 Supporters (local volunteers) from all over Indonesia and overseas. From 3rd to 5th June 2011, the theme "From the Ocean to the Jungle" was presented in ProFauna's education centre (www.p-wec.org) showing the protection and conservation of wildlife and forest in various ways in order to encourage the participants to actively involved in the efforts based on their skills and qualifications.
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Mon, 06/06/2011 - 10:00
(06/06/2011) The Indonesian primates including apes and monkeys which have been further threatened by extinction due to the illegal wildlife trade and habitat loss have moved ProFauna Indonesia, a wildlife and forest protection organization in Indonesia, and the International Primate Protection League (IPPL) to raise awareness of the public on the protection of the animal group.
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 11:00
ProFauna's education centre (www.p-wec.org) has been optimising its main function to educate the public and raise their awareness of wildlife and forest conservation. As the centre is visited by more than 500 people a month, ProFauna tries to display as many education media as possible in every corner of its facilities, from the entrance gate to the toilet walls; visitors can learn the media by themselves.
Indonesian forest degradation both in quantity and quality has moved a senior actor and recently a film director, Mathias Muchus, to get involved and take part in forest conservation campaign. Muchus who was awarded as the best leading actor in Indonesia's national film festival in 1988 has joined ProFauna and supported the organisation forest conservation campaign.
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 11:00
Animal welfare is a relatively new issue in Indonesia. There are still many cases of violence or cruelty to animals, including the illegal wildlife trade which causes suffering to animals due to bad handling and transportation, or inappropriate feeding. ProFauna believes that public awareness is very important to overcome those problems as the organisation has been developing a method to educate the public about animal welfare in Islamic approach because more than 200 millions Indonesian inhabitants are Moslem.
