Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Tue, 09/21/2010 - 10:00
ProFauna's work for the past 15 years in revealing the illegal wildlife trade and exploitation has been granted an award by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), an international animal organization based in RSPCA. RSPCA, the oldest animal organization and one of the largest animal organizations in the world, awarded ProFauna a Special Investigation Award last 11 September 2010, in RSPCA's headquarters in Horsham, West Sussex, United Kingdom.
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Wed, 08/25/2010 - 11:00
The Forestry Officers confiscated 27 Chattering lories (Lorius garrulus) from a dealer in Tobelo, North Halmahera, Maluku Island, Indonesia on 9 August 2010. The parrots were about to be smuggled outside the Island. The officers succeeded in foiling the smuggling during their patrol to the area.
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Wed, 08/25/2010 - 10:00
(08/25/2010) The flood hitting Putussibau region of Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan on 23 August 2010 proves to be the impact of the government's poor policy on natural rescources management. Most forest use and conversion are taken over by the government where local people are put aside.
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Mon, 08/09/2010 - 10:00
(08/09/2010) Deforestation of natural forests in Kalimantan or Borneo Island keeps happening and threatening the wildlife and local people. A logging company, PT. Toras Banua Sukses has received a renewal permit to operate in Kapuas forest which threats the habitats and survival of some endangered wildlife including: Orang utans, proboscis monkeys, and sun bears, and also causes disputes to the local tribal people who depend their livelihood on the forest.
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Fri, 08/06/2010 - 10:00
(08/06/2010) The rejection was demonstrated in ProFauna's public campaign held in Sukabumi, West Java., 6th August 2010 coincided the workshop held by the Forestry Department and Howletts the Aspinall Animal Park. ProFauna staged the demonstration because the agenda of the workshop contained a discussion of Javan Gibbon export.
Submitted by ProFauna Admin on Wed, 04/28/2010 - 11:00
ProFauna's enforcement training to the East Java Police Department held on 15 February 2010 has brought good results as expected by both the organization and officials of the Department. One of the training main objectives was to give more information to the Department about wildlife crimes and punishments.