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(11/29/2012) Toko Bagus.Com, one of the biggest online shopping websites in Indonesia, supports ProFauna Indonesia working on wildlife conservation in the country by not displaying the illegal wildlife trade on its website. Toko Bagus expressed its commitment during the meeting with ProFauna Jakarta held on 28^th November 2012 in Jakarta.

The high level of the illegal wildlife trade in Surabaya wildlife markets urges ProFauna to raise public awareness of Surabaya people not to buy wildlife.

Moved by the rampant forest degradation and wildlife trade in Indonesia, ProFauna Indonesia's activists held a head-shaving fundraising event in Malang on 18th November 2012.

MNC TV, a national television group in Indonesia, held an internal workshop for its employees on wildlife conservation and animal welfare to increase their capacity about the issues last 27 September 2012. It was held in MNC TV's office in Jakarta featuring some keynote speakers like Rosek Nursahid (Chairman of ProFauna Indonesia), Dr. Ligaya (The Indonesian Veterinary Association), and Fahrul (Burung Indonesia/ Indonesian BirdLife).

(09/25/2012) ProFauna Indonesia condemns the policy of the Natural Resources Conservation Center of the Forestry Department (known and abbreviated as BKSDA) in Ternate, the capital of North Maluku, Eastern Indonesia for issuing a permit letter to transport protected parrots to some officers of the Indonesian National Armed Force (known and abbreviated as TNI).

ProFauna Bali working together with Yayasan Manikaya Kauci (a local foundation) provided Bali Police Officers on wildlife law enforcement training on 19 September 2012 in Denpasar, Bali.