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Latest Press Release

Tiger skin trader arrested by Leopard Sporc Team in Sibolga

(27 Juli 2009)

Thursday, July 17, 2009, a Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) skin trader arrested by Leopard SPORC Team led by Sofyan and Musriadi, and assisted WCU Team (Wildlife Crimes Unit). The suspect (Stp) was arrested at his drug store in the Sibolga Nauli Market, Sibolga when showing a tiger skin to SPORC members in disguise into buyers. Currently the suspect was still in the process of investigation in SPORC headquarters in Medan.

Press Release : DEATH OF ORANGUTAN AT SOLO ANIMAL PARK COULD BE PREVENTED
(13 Juli 2009)
Orangutans, INSANE in confinement
(27 Mei 2009)
Wildlife Crime: The Big Three Forest Crimes in The World and Related to Illegal Logging
(22 Desember 2008)

Latest Article

Orangutans� Behavior

(1 Agustus 2010)

Palm Oil, a Grave for Orangutans
(31 Juli 2010)
What Must We Do?
(31 Juli 2010)
Maleo, The Beauty from Sulawesi
(30 Juli 2010)

Latest Press Events

Wildlife Conservation of Gadjah Mada University Discussion "Development of Conservation Areas For Wildlife Conservation"

(19 Juni 2010)

Wildlife Conservation of Gadjah Mada University held a discussion on "Development of the Conservation Areas for Wildlife Conservation". We invite Institutions engaged in conservation, as well as individuals who have an interest in conservation issues to attend this discussion.

BOS launch New Habitat for Orangutans
(18 November 2009)
"Biodiversity Day: Threats and Challenges"
(20 Mei 2009)

Conservation News

Orangutan and Global Warming

(22 Juni 2010)

There are four taxa of great apes in the world, those are, gorillas, chimpanzees, banobos and orangutans. Orangutans are the only great apes living in Asia, while the other three are living in Africa. There are two kinds of orangutans, Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii), which dispersion is limited in northern Sumatera and Borneo orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), which are still found in several areas that are pockets of habitat in Sabah and Sarawak, especially in peat swamp forest area and also lowland Dipterocarpaceae forest in the southwest of Kalimantan between Kapuas and Barito rivers (West and Central Kalimantan), and also the east of Mahakam river to the north (East Kalimantan Province and Sabah).