Sinan Serhadli – Siamangs are the largest of the 20 gibbon species, and belong to their own genus, Symphalangus.

Putri Safira Pitaloka, Jakarta – Kelawasan Island in Teluk Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, has been officially designated as a protected area and will become the center for an o

Junaidi Hanafiah, Rahmi Carolina, Vinolia, Rokan Hulu/Padang/Central Aceh, Indonesia – In separate incidents in early March, officials across three Indonesian provinces rescued a critic

Jakarta – Stray cats lead dangerous lives.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Nearly 200,000 people have signed a petition calling on U.K.

Associated Press, Budong-Budong, West Sulawesi – Nearly seven months after a crocodile attack almost took her life, Munirpa walked to the estuary outside her home with her husband and h

Yovanda Noni, East Kutai – The sound of coal mining machinery echoes along the Bengalon-Muara Wahau main road in East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan.

Yovanda Noni, East Kalimantan – The Natural Resources Conservation Center of East Kalimantan has begun efforts to rescue a Bornean rhinoceros recently detected in a protected forest are

Luh De Suriyani, Denpasar, Indonesia – Conservation foundations on the Indonesian island of Bali raised concerns in February over the volume of live sea turtles seized from traffickers

Jakarta – In a dark stable under a heaving highway in Indonesia's capital, trucks rumble past emaciated carriage horses tied to pillars in ramshackle wooden stalls, their ribs protrudin

Yovanda Noni, East Kutai – From January to February, the Conservation and Natural Resources Center of East Kalimantan rescued 37 orangutans in East Kutai and Kutai Kartanegara districts

Jakarta – A court in Banten has handed lengthy prison terms to poachers who killed dozens of rare Javan rhinos, court rulings seen by AFP Friday showed, drawing praise from conse

Keith Anthony Fabro – Authorities in Indonesia have made yet another major seizure of smuggled songbirds, highlighting the persistent pressure from a trade with deep cultural roots in t

Spoorthy Raman – Charmed by the picturesque beaches and enchanting temple complexes, millions of tourists flock each year to the tiny Indonesian island of Bali to experience its unique

Yovanda Noni, East Kutai, East Kalimantan – The labyrinth of life for orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus morio) in East Kalimantan Province is becoming more confined.

Yovanda Noni, Nusantara – The Nusantara Capital Authority and the Arsari Djojohadikusumo Foundation plan to develop a cluster of islands in the Balikpapan Bay area into a sanctuary for

Jakarta – The Banten Quarantine Agency intercepted 700 birds smuggled from Sumatra to Jakarta at Merak ferry port in Cilegon, Banten, on Thursday.

Andre Faisal Rahman, Palangka Raya – A male wild orangutan died after being electrocuted while hanging from an electric cable in a residential area on Jalan Tjilik Riwut Km 9, Palangka

Roy Triono, West Lampung – A villager was found dead in a plantation near a national park in West Lampung Regency, Sumatra, on Tuesday, in what authorities suspect was a tiger attack.

Jakarta – A tiger has attacked livestock in Indra Makmur district, East Aceh regency, Aceh, marking the third such incident in the past month in the regency.

Spoorthy Raman – Among New Guinea's rainforest inhabitants is a group of birds called pitohuis, chatty songbirds that stand out for their loud, attractive songs.

Roy Triono, Tanggamus, Lampung – A wild elephant rampage in Gunung Doh village, Bandar Negeri Semuong district, Tanggamus, Lampung Province, left an elderly woman dead and her husband i

Jakarta – A coalition of animal rights activists staged a protest in front of the House of Representatives in Jakarta on Thursday, protesting the decision to reject a proposed bill bann

Jakarta – Activists and animal lovers who are members of Dog Meat Free Indonesia (DMFI) held a demonstration at the House of Representatives (DPR) on Tuesday November 21 after the lawma

Carolyn Cowan – Camera-trap surveys have documented a sizeable but struggling population of Sumatran tigers clinging on in unprotected forests in Indonesia's Aceh province.

Rizky Hidayatullah, Banyuwangi – Police in the East Java regency of Banyuwangi raided a dog shelter on Saturday, arresting two men for further interrogation and uncovering a facility th

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Carolyn Cowan – Protected areas are intended to protect the species and habitats they contain.

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – In Indonesia's North Sumatra province, conservation groups and authorities have built canopy bridges that stitch back together primate habitat, including for or

Jakarta – A wild Sumatran elephant has been found dead in the forest of Way Kambas National Park (TNWK) in East Lampung regency, Lampung.

Jakarta – A number of civil society organizations together with representatives of indigenous peoples have submitted a juridical review of Law Number 32/2024 on the Conservation of Biol

Jakarta – For decades, Indonesia's protected wildlife such as songbirds and orang utans have been traded illegally and even smuggled out of the country, to the detriment of the species.

Jakarta – The illegal trade in rhino horns continues even though it is often foiled. This is proof of the weak protection of rhinos in their habitats.

Panji Satrio, Mandailing Natal, North Sumatra – A female Sumatran tiger was found dead in a snare trap in North Sumatra's Mandailing Natal Regency on Wednesday, wildlife officials repor

Donny Iqbal, Nopri Ismi, Palembang/Pandeglang, Indonesia – Authorities in Indonesia are investigating possible links between a recent bust of rhino horns for sale and a killing spree of

Jakarta – The South Sumatra Police have arrested a man trying to sell elephant tusks and the horns of critically endangered rhinos via social media.

Marc Walker – Animal activists hope to free a troupe of monkeys forced to dance for tourists. They are dressed in costumes and made to do jigs, ride bicycles and smoke cigarettes.

Jakarta – The authorities have arrested a man from Melawi regency, West Kalimantan, for allegedly trafficking two orangutans for Rp 27 million (US$1,737).

Padang, Indonesia – One of an estimated 400 of the world's remaining Sumatran tigers was found dead on July 25 after becoming trapped in a wire snare set in Agam district, West Sumatra

Mongabay-Indonesia, Pandeglang/Jakarta, Indonesia – A recent revelation that up to 26 Javan rhinos may have been poached, out of a total population of 70-odd, has come as a major blow t

Junaidi Hanafiah, Central Aceh, Indonesia – Mak Besan dropped a clutch of cayenne peppers picked from a neighbor's land in Karang Ampar village into a white canvas bag, her head protect

Jakarta – Public order officers in Bali have seized hundreds of dog skewers and dozens of kilograms of raw dog meat, officials said on Thursday.

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – A new study on Javan leopards has found that areas with higher numbers of the endangered subspecies have richer wildlife diversity than those from where the elu

Effendi Rusli, Siak, Riau – A plantation worker was mauled to death by a Sumatran tiger when he left his company shelter in Siak Regency, Riau Province, on Tuesday night, police reporte

Jakarta – The Northeast Sulawesi Natural Resource Conservation Agency (BKSDA) plans to evacuate critically endangered anoas from a mining concession owned by PT Sulawesi Cahaya Mineral

Jakarta – Lawmakers passed the long-awaited revision to the 1990 Natural Resources and Ecosystem Conservation Law; a change the policymakers claim will ensure better legal protection fo

Antara, Jakarta – The population of Sumatran tigers in the Kerinci Seblat National Park (TNKS), which spans four provinces including Bengkulu, South Sumatra, Jambi, and West Sumatra, is

Tempo.Co, Jakarta – Papua is a province known as the land of gold with its natural riches containing beautiful fauna.

Bangkok – The first assessment of the pint-sized Bornean elephant by a global conservation authority concluded Thursday that the animal is endangered, with only an estimated 1,000 left

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry has released four rehabilitated orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) into the Gunung Batu Mesangat Protected Forest in East Kal