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The trade of rare wildlife on the internet increases in 2012. ProFauna Indonesia, a leading organisation working for the protection of wildlife in Indonesia, records show that there have been more than 303 protected wildlife consisting of 27 species being traded on the internet along 2012.

ProFauna Indonesia held training on sea turtle conservation management for a local community called "Kurma Asih" on Perancak Beach, Bali last Saturday, 1st December 2012. In the informal training, ProFauna team consisting of Drh. (Vet) Wita Wahyudi, Rosek Nursahid, and Jatmiko Wiwoho, spoke about the general guidelines on sea turtle egg relocation.

(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).