Are Indonesia’s orangutans and other iconic endangered species on track for extinction, or enjoying a recovery under the country’s current green-minded government? It depends on who you ask. But amid ...

Zoos have been shuttered and wildlife rehabilitation centers barred from releasing animals into the wild as a result of measures imposed in Indonesia to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Without revenue ...

Police in Indonesia’s Aceh province have arrested two wildlife trafficking suspects allegedly behind five tiger poaching rings operating in the forests of northern Sumatra. The arrests followed a ...

JAKARTA: For decades, Indonesia’s protected wildlife such as songbirds and orangutans have been traded illegally and even smuggled out of the country, to the detriment of the species. A revised law ...

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, 1 st August 2018 – A man caught in possession of two Critically Endangered and CITES Appendix I Radiated Tortoises Astrochelys radiata has been charged in a court in Indonesia ...

Indonesia's top Muslim clerical body has issued a fatwa, or edict, against illegal wildlife trafficking. This unprecedented step by the Indonesian Council of Ulama, in the country with the world's ...

From cutting-edge DNA barcoding to smartphone apps that can identify illegal wildlife sales, conservationists are turning to hi-tech tools in their battle against Indonesia's animal traffickers.

Komodo Dragons The Komodo Dragons, the world's largest lizards, are some of the most famous attractions for Indonesia's wildlife. These sly killers are most found on the islands of Komodo and Rinca.

JAKARTA, Indonesia – An Indonesian man has been arrested for allegedly using the Internet to sell hundreds of illegal wildlife parts — from ivory and tiger skins to the teeth of the world's smallest ...

JAKARTA, INDONESIA — The monkey, shackled to an iron stake, paced a narrow strip of dirt filled with its own excrement. As people laughed and pointed, the creature bared its teeth and lunged at the ...