Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 18:00
The latest update on the attack of a long-tailed monkey (Macaca fascicularis) causing the death of a villager in a Banjar (Sub-Village) Tengah, Nongan Village, Gianyar Regency; named Nyoman Gunung on 14th May 2012 showed that the villagers together with the authorities (the police and the armed force) had successfully shot the "crazy monkey" to death five days later (19th May 2012).
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 11:00
The illegal wildlife trade has become the second largest threat towards the Indonesian wildlife after habitat loss. According to ProFauna Indonesia's survey which has been conducted for many years, it shows that most of the traded wildlife in Indonesia is wild caught instead of captive bred. The trade has caused local extinction to some wildlife endemic to Indonesia.
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 10:00
In order to mitigate the conflict between palm oil plantation companies and orangutans, ProFauna Indonesia holds series of education, training, and campaign activities for local people and workers of palm oil companies in Ketapang, West Kalimantan.
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 13:00
The wildlife and forest protection organization, ProFauna Indonesia, holds unique campaigns in big cities in Indonesia to increase the awareness of the public, especially for women, to care for wildlife.
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 09:00
A team of ProFauna Indonesia and its education center called Petungsewu Wildlife Education Center (P-WEC) visited some schools and universities in Malang, East Java to introduce and promote nature conservation to the young generation. In the visits held from March to April 2012, the team had been helped by Lisa Hall, a ProFauna volunteer from United Kingdom. Miss Hall and the team delivered some games, played conservation films and held discussions in the visits.
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 10:00
Melanie Subono, a singer who is also a ProFauna activist spoke about monkeys and other wildlife in a national television show called Pelangi (Rainbow) broadcasted by Trans7, a national television station on 20th March 2012. In the morning show, Subono reminded the viewers of the zoonosis of keeping monkeys or primates. Subono said, "You can get rabies, hepatitis, or tuberculosis by keeping monkeys".
